Perlan Museam

Perlan Museam 15 Oct 2018

Perlan (English: The Pearl) is one of the main landmarks in Reykjavík. 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.

Interior Center

Looking Down

spoiler: its a painting in a shallow pool.

Látrabjarg Cliff

Látrabjarg, in the Westfjords is one of the biggest sea-bird cliffs in Europe. At Perlan, a realistically rendered model of Látrabjarg rises up 10 meters, rich…

Látrabjarg Cliff

Through high-tech, augmented reality entertainment visitors will see, hear and learn about life of millions of inhabitants in this natural skyscraper.

Látrabjarg Cliff

View through the augmented reality kiosk

Artic Fox

Only native mammal in Iceland

Artic Fox

Cod

Horned Grebe

Ice Cave Re-creation

The Ice Cave is the first of its kind in the world. It is 100 meters long, built with over 350 tons of snow from the Blue Mountains. As visitors wander through…

Ice Cave Re-creation

Calving Glacier Model

Ice Caps Glacier Model

Piedmon Glacier Model

Valley Glacier Model

Cirque Glacier Model

damselfly nymph?

Dont even think about it.

Story

Observation deck

On the fourth floor of Perlan, a large observation deck lies on the top of the hot water tanks and encircles the entire dome to give an amazing 360° view of…

Observation deck

Aurora Hunting

Hallgrimskirkja Church