Gufunes () is a historical estate and park for sculptures and artwork in northeastern

Reykjavík Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a po ...

. Today it lies within the

Grafarvogur Grafarvogur () is among the largest residential districts of Reykjavík, Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in ...

part of the city, located to the southwest and south of the Eidsvik Cove and Geldinganes Headland. It contains some 25 sculptures by

Hallsteinn Sigurðsson Hallsteinn Sigurðsson (born 1945) is an Icelandic sculptor and visual artist. He is noted for his Nordic god sculptures, some of which are located at the Laxá Power Station in the north central part of the country and are arranged in the facilit ...

amongst others. In 2016 an urba
design competition
has been organized for the future of the Gufunes industry and landscape. jvantspijker and Felixx with Orri Steinarsso
won
the competition.

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External links

Official site
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