Kringlan () is a shopping mall located in the
Icelandic capital region. It is the second largest in the country, after
Smáralind
Smáralind () is a shopping mall located in the Capital Region of Iceland. It is one of the biggest shopping malls in Iceland, with over ninety shops, restaurants and services. Designed by BDP and built by ÍSTAK, it was opened on 10 October 20 ...
in
Kópavogur
Kópavogur () is a town in Iceland that is the country's second largest municipality by population.
It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital Region. The name literally means ''seal pup inlet''. The town seal contains t ...
, with over 180 shops and restaurants. It was constructed in 1987, and includes a
Hagkaup supermarket, a
library
A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ...
, a
theatre
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...
, a
cinema
Cinema may refer to:
Film
* Cinematography, the art of motion-picture photography
* Film or movie, a series of still images that create the illusion of a moving image
** Film industry, the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking
...
, as well as a selection of well-known restaurants and retailers.
Kringlan lies on the busiest traffic intersection in Reykjavík. Icelandic state television
RÚV
Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) (pronounced or ) ( en, 'The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service') is Iceland's national public-service broadcasting organization.
Operating from studios in the country's capital, Reykjavík, as well as regional cent ...
’s headquarters are also nearby.
Reykjavík City Theatre
The Reykjavík City Theatre (RCT) ( is, Borgarleikhúsið ) is a theatre in Reykjavík, Iceland.
History
In 1989, after ninety years of performing in a small wooden building in the city centre, the company inaugurated a new theatre building ad ...
lies adjacent to the shopping centre.
Kringlan has some department stores which are
H&M,
Hagkaup,
Next
Next may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Film
* ''Next'' (1990 film), an animated short about William Shakespeare
* ''Next'' (2007 film), a sci-fi film starring Nicolas Cage
* '' Next: A Primer on Urban Painting'', a 2005 documentary film
Lit ...
,
66North and
Bónus.
It was featured in the film ''
Dreamland'' (2010).
[Conolly, Jez and Caroline Whelan. ''World Film Locations: Reykjavik''. Intellect Books. Page 86. .]
Name
The name is derived from the Kringla marsh or
Kringlumýri . A literal translation into English could either be '
circle
A circle is a shape consisting of all points in a plane that are at a given distance from a given point, the centre. Equivalently, it is the curve traced out by a point that moves in a plane so that its distance from a given point is const ...
' or '
pretzel
A pretzel (), from German pronunciation, standard german: Breze(l) ( and French / Alsatian: ''Bretzel'') is a type of baked bread made from dough that is commonly shaped into a knot. The traditional pretzel shape is a distinctive symmetrical ...
', though the mall is neither circular nor has it anything to do with pretzels.
See also
*
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 ...
*
Smáralind
Smáralind () is a shopping mall located in the Capital Region of Iceland. It is one of the biggest shopping malls in Iceland, with over ninety shops, restaurants and services. Designed by BDP and built by ÍSTAK, it was opened on 10 October 20 ...
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.kringlan.is
Shopping malls in Reykjavík
Shopping malls established in 1987