Historic Cities
Walk Reykjavík in 1900
AI rebuilds Reykjavík street by street, and you walk through it in your browser.
Historic Places, Rebuilt · City walk
Timber-town Reykjavík, 1900
Reykjavík in 1900 is a compact timber-and-turf capital of roughly six thousand people, a coastal town gathered at the edge of Faxaflói bay. The walk traces the town from the fishing beach and drying racks to Laugavegur's wooden shops, through turf lanes and Austurvöllur with the Alþingi and cathedral, ending at a high view toward Viðey and the blue bulk of Esja.
35 scenes — 22 streets, squares and views, 13 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Reykjavík as it stood in 1900 (“Reykjavík”).
The route, scene by scene
- 1. Approach from Viðey
- ↳ Viðey Farmhouse Parlor · interior
- 2. Grófin fishing beach
- ↳ Fish Curing Shed · interior
- 3. Hafnarstræti
- ↳ Harbour Warehouse Loft · interior
- 4. Vesturgata
- 5. Lækjargata
- ↳ Baker's Oven Room · interior
- 6. Bridge over the Lækur
- 7. Bankastræti
- ↳ Counting-House · interior
- 8. Laugavegur shops
- ↳ Merchant's Barrel Shop · interior
- 9. Aðalstræti
- 10. Grjótaþorp lanes
- ↳ Turf-Walled Farm Kitchen · interior
- 11. Latin School
- ↳ Latin School Classroom · interior
- 12. Arnarhóll mound
- 13. Austurvöllur square
- 14. Alþingishúsið (Parliament House)
- ↳ Alþingi Chamber · interior
- 15. Reykjavík Cathedral
- ↳ Cathedral Box Pews · interior
- 16. Stjórnarráðið
- ↳ Minister's Parlour · interior
- 17. Tjörnin pond
- 18. West embankment of Tjörnin
- ↳ Pond Boathouse · interior
- 19. Landakot farm
- ↳ Farm Longroom · interior
- 20. Shore drying racks
- 21. Path to Skólavörðuholt
- 22. Skólavörðuholt viewpoint