Verslunarhús Nathan & Olsen við Austurstræti. Hornsteinn Guðjóns Samúelssonar að nýjum miðbæ Reykjavíkur

• After the great fire in downtown Reykjavík in 1915, Guðjón Samúelsson designed the office building for Nathan & Olsen in Austurstræti 16 (1916-1917) as a first major step towards reconstructing the city centre.It is both on an urban as well as a stylistic level a cornerstone for the future of Reykjavík:On the one hand, it represents a new type of commercial building, on the other hand it is exemplary for the different influences in Guðjón Samúelsson's early work.

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HUMANIORA  -- Konst -- Arkitektur (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- Arts -- Architecture (hsv//eng)

HUMANIORA  -- Konst -- Konstvetenskap (hsv//swe)

HUMANITIES  -- Arts -- Art History (hsv//eng)

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building history

Guðjón Samúelsson

urban history

Architecture

Iceland

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