Basalt Church Floor Iceland

80k barclay arrival miles 1 825 88 trip for 4 to iceland.

Basalt church floor iceland.

Iceland is a minefield of explosive energy and because of this beautiful shapes and patterns are formed across the landscape. These basalt columns look like a man made tiled church floor. It was interesting to see the basalt columns in this form. This lava formation has similar origins to the giant s causeway in ireland.

Overall visiting the church floor in iceland was a fun stop. As basaltic lava cools over an extended period of time beautiful geometric forms emerge. Kirkjugólf is situated in a field just off the main highway and is a. Incredible columns of hexagonal basalt rock that often form cliffs that stretch as high as the eye can see.

The church floor is located in the village of kirkjubæjarklaustu which is between vik and hofn. You can read about it in my travel blog. Foss at síða is located some 262 km away from reykjavík iceland s capital city. All these attractions.

Kirkjugólf the church floor what to see south east just east of kirkjubæjarklaustur you can see the strange rock formations called kirkjugólf or the church floor. These are basalt columns in the earth but only the tops can be seen and as the name suggests they have the appearance of a paved church floor. The historical kirkjubæjarklaustur systrafoss systrastapi in south iceland. It totally looks like it is man made.

By kirkjubæjarklaustur you will find a very strange natural columnar basalt formation which looks like a tiled church floor thus the name kirkjugólf the church floor. Basalt columns eroded and shaped by weather glaciers and the sea look like a man made tiled floor. The hexagonal tiles look every bit as if they were man made but we are assured that there has never been a church or any other building on the site. ˈhatl krimsˌcʰɪr ca church of hallgrímur is a lutheran church of iceland parish church in reykjavík iceland at 74 5 metres 244 ft high it is the largest church in iceland and among the tallest structures in the country.

The church is named after the icelandic poet and clergyman hallgrímur pétursson 1614 1674 author of the. But it is actually the top of many vertical hexagonal basalt columns which have been abraded by the surf and glaciers. An attraction close to the village is kirkjugólf church floor a natural pavement of basalt. Kirkjugólfið or the church floor is an 80 square meter expanse of columnar basalt stone slabs which have eroded over time.