Perlan city centre, Reykjavik - Sarada's travelogue
Perlan the city centre seems to be on a small
hill top. We just saw the outside of it . It means Pearl
Here is the info
Capping Öskjuhlíð hill, the Perlan building is one of Reykjavík’s instantly recognisable landmarks
Here is the info
Capping Öskjuhlíð hill, the Perlan building is one of Reykjavík’s instantly recognisable landmarks
Perlan was designed by architect Ingimundur
Sveinsson and opened to the public on 21 June 1991. The building is composed of
an immense glass dome that sits on six hot-water tanks, each carrying 4 million
litres of geothermal hot water. All of this is supported by a colossal steel
frame, which serves important functions in addition to holding everything
together. The framework, hollow on the inside, is actually a gigantic radiator.
In the winter when it is cold, hot water runs through the frame, while cold water
is used in the summertime.
The first museum inside opened in summer, and Perlan is rolliexhibitions and attractions into 2018. The showpiece is the ambitious Glaciers and Ice exhibition, where you’ll put on cold weather gear and make your way through a 100-metre ice cave, peering into its crevasses and learning about the millennia of volcanic ash in its walls.
The floor above has an interactive trip through Iceland’s glaciers, with a 360° image of the world-famous Vatnajökull.
On the fourth floor is an outdoor observation deck set up with telescopes and information panels, where you can see a glacier, the Atlantic, mountains and volcanoes.
The first museum inside opened in summer, and Perlan is rolliexhibitions and attractions into 2018. The showpiece is the ambitious Glaciers and Ice exhibition, where you’ll put on cold weather gear and make your way through a 100-metre ice cave, peering into its crevasses and learning about the millennia of volcanic ash in its walls.
The floor above has an interactive trip through Iceland’s glaciers, with a 360° image of the world-famous Vatnajökull.
On the fourth floor is an outdoor observation deck set up with telescopes and information panels, where you can see a glacier, the Atlantic, mountains and volcanoes.
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