The Cathedral of Christ the King features a tall, slender concrete spire that rises sharply above the colorful rooftops of the Landakotskirkja neighborhood. This Catholic church was consecrated in nineteen twenty-nine, designed by the Icelandic architect Guðjón Samúelsson. Before the building opened, the small Catholic community in Iceland celebrated mass in a makeshift chapel nearby. Pope John Paul the Second visited this cathedral in nineteen eighty-nine, marking a rare moment where the head of the church walked these quiet streets.
Cathedral of Christ the King
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