Aerial Rvk

Aerial Reykjavik + Greater Reykavik Area

R e y k j a v i k ( l e f t ) meets Kópavogur (right) the biggest neigbouring municipality.

L o o k i n g down on a Kópavogur neighbourhood built in the 50´s-60´s.

K ó p a v o g u r center (upper right) been growing fast with a big shopping m a l l (2001) and a 19 storey glass tower (2008, unfinished)

West side of street_1990

East side of street_2007- ?

L o o k i n g t o w a r d s Reykjavik. Mountain Akrafjall (middle top) and Esja (right top).

Kópavogur (bottom) meets Reykjavik (top).

Residential meets industrial, Reykjavík.

city centre L o o k i n g o v er the city. Islands Engey (top middle) and Viðey (top right).

Older suburbs spreading East from the centre.

c i t y centre suburb industry suburb sub u r b industry suburb industry industry Oldest suburb nearest city centre.

Grafarvogur suburb. 1980-1990s.

N e w s u burbs stretch towards Mosfellsbær. A neigbouring town.

N e w s u b u r b a nd a shopping arena (middle, left) with larger shops and stores.

Hot ground near Reykjavík.

Stretching to the East.

Mosfellsbær, neighbour town.

Mosfellsbær

new subur b new suburb suburb newer subu r b suburb new suburb suburb new suburb M o s f e llsbær Suburbia

Grafarvogur suburb.

Grafarvogur Sundahöfn B ridge planned to create easier access to city centre.

P r e p a r i n g t o land on the domestical airport situated right by the city centre.

Hafnarfjörður Garðabær Kópavogur Reykjavík c i t y c e n t re G r e a t e r R e y kjavík Area_population 200 000 (63% of national population)

c i t y c e n t re Business district

Centre Harbour

H a rpa_new high tech music house rises by the harbour.

Hi g h r i s e a p a r t m e n t b l o c k s b y the sea (middle left). Low rise commercial and residential (middle and right).

City Centre.

C i t y c e n tre. Hallgrímskirkja reigns over the dense neighbourhood.

H a l l grímskirkja 1945-1986. Architect Guðjón Samúelsson.

Hi g h r i s e r e s i d e n t i a l b y t h e s ea_glass tower business district (upper, middle)_Hallgrímskirkja (to the right).

The dense centre.

The bus terminal.

M i k labraut_connecting Reykjavík from West to the East.

Touching down.

Residential Area by the airport.

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by ollabolla on Apr 24, 2010