Architecture - Culture - Nation : A Contextual and Comparative Analysis of Dómkirkjan and Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík
This thesis investigates how two churches, Dómkirkjan and Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík, Iceland, can be seen to express Icelandic culture. This is done with a contextual and comparative analysis. Connections are made between societal development, geographical factors, cultural influences, and archit...
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ftulundlupsp:oai:lup-student-papers.lub.lu.se:1317400 2023-07-30T04:04:18+02:00 Architecture - Culture - Nation : A Contextual and Comparative Analysis of Dómkirkjan and Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík Brännström, Ylva 2008 application/pdf http://lup.lub.lu.se/student-papers/record/1317400 eng eng Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier http://lup.lub.lu.se/student-papers/record/1317400 18th century churches 20th century churches Dómkirkjan Hallgrímskirkja Reykjavík Iceland architecture contextual analysis building tradition architectural history national culture Art History Konstvetenskap Sculpture and architecture Skulptur och arkitektur Arts and Architecture M2 2008 ftulundlupsp 2023-07-11T20:06:18Z This thesis investigates how two churches, Dómkirkjan and Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík, Iceland, can be seen to express Icelandic culture. This is done with a contextual and comparative analysis. Connections are made between societal development, geographical factors, cultural influences, and architectural traditions. Among other things the thesis shows a tension between international influences and a national particularity in the Icelandic culture. The thesis also accounts for parts of the architectural history of Iceland and the different architectural influences on the churches, as well as their cultural histories and their importance and position in the Icelandic society. Other/Unknown Material Iceland Reykjavík Reykjavík Lund University Publications Student Papers (LUP-SP) Reykjavík Dómkirkjan ENVELOPE(-6.772,-6.772,62.010,62.010) |
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This thesis investigates how two churches, Dómkirkjan and Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík, Iceland, can be seen to express Icelandic culture. This is done with a contextual and comparative analysis. Connections are made between societal development, geographical factors, cultural influences, and architectural traditions. Among other things the thesis shows a tension between international influences and a national particularity in the Icelandic culture. The thesis also accounts for parts of the architectural history of Iceland and the different architectural influences on the churches, as well as their cultural histories and their importance and position in the Icelandic society. |
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Architecture - Culture - Nation : A Contextual and Comparative Analysis of Dómkirkjan and Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík |
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Architecture - Culture - Nation : A Contextual and Comparative Analysis of Dómkirkjan and Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík |
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Architecture - Culture - Nation : A Contextual and Comparative Analysis of Dómkirkjan and Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík |
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Architecture - Culture - Nation : A Contextual and Comparative Analysis of Dómkirkjan and Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík |
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Architecture - Culture - Nation : A Contextual and Comparative Analysis of Dómkirkjan and Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavík |
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architecture - culture - nation : a contextual and comparative analysis of dómkirkjan and hallgrímskirkja in reykjavík |
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Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier |
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2008 |
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Reykjavík Dómkirkjan |
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