Kópavogur Church
Modernist church in Kópavogur, Iceland
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Kópavogur Church is a church in Kópavogur, Iceland. It is located on Borgarholt hill at the top of Kársnes and offers a great view over Kópavogur, Reykjavík and surrounding area.
Work on it began in 1958 and it was opened on December 16, 1963. The architectural style of Kópavogur Church is modernist. Its architecture is unusual, it is the cross section of two wide arches. A curved arch protrudes in each direction with smaller arches extending below. Its profile is prominent in the Kópavogur town seal.
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