Höfði
Historic building in Iceland
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Höfði is a house in Reykjavík, Iceland, built in 1909, and best known as the location for the 1986 Reykjavík Summit meeting of President Ronald Reagan of the United States and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union. Though technically a failure, the meeting was an important step towards ending of the Cold War. Within the building, the flags of the United States and the Soviet Union are cross-hung to commemorate the meeting.
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Reykjavík
Capital and most populous city of Iceland
1.1 mi away
Althing
National legislature of Iceland
1.0 mi away
The Settlement Exhibition
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1.1 mi away
Reykjavík Summit
Unsuccessful 1986 Soviet-American diplomatic summit
Laugardalshöll
Multi-purpose sports and exhibition venue in Reykjavík
0.9 mi away
Tjörnin
Lake in Reykjavík, Iceland
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