The idea of a city hall in Reykjavik is almost as old as the city itself. For years the municipal authorities explored the possibility of building a city hall, studied locations and invited proposals for its design. It was not until 1987, however, on the initiation of mayor David Oddsson, that the city council decided to build the Reykjavik City Hall on the northern shore of Lake Tjornin, after inviting designs with a competition. The location was not decided on a whim. The beautiful environment of Lake Tjornin was considered a worthy setting for a building intended to proudly symbolize the city’s status as the capital of Iceland. Reykjavik City Hall was completed and inaugurated on April 14th 1992, a beautiful testimony to the vision of its creators. In august the Executive City Council announced a competition for designs for a city hall on the northern shore of the lake. Altogether 38 entries were received and in June 1987, the first prize was awarded to the architects Margret Hardardottir and Steve Christer and they were commissioned to design the building. In 1991 mayor David Oddsson laid the cornerstone on April 28th. In 1992 the inauguration took place just under a year later on April 14th. Mayor Markus Orn Antonsson headed the ceremonies #Iceland #Kukl_on_Earth #Kukl_á_Jörð #New_Iceland #Nýja_Ísland #Reykjavik #Reykjavík #Reykjavík_City_Hall #Ráðhús_Reykjavíkur #St_Pall #St_Peter #Ísland
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