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Arctic Henge (Heimskautsgerðið) in Raufarhöfn

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Arctic Henge (Heimskautsgerðið) in Raufarhöfn

Arctic Henge (Heimskautsgerðið) in Raufarhöfn

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    June 12, 2023

    Unique Experience in the North

    Heimskautsgerðið in Raufarhöfn, the most remote and northernmost

    Commune of Iceland, lies just below the Arctic Circle near the coast and

    is under construction. The existing construction, like its historical predecessor, looks like a large sundial, catching the sun's rays

    one, casts shadows on precisely pre-calculated areas and frames them

    celestial phenomena by day and by night. The gates open to the four cardinal directions. For example, you can

    Watching the Midnight Sun from the South Gate through the Central Gate and North Gate. The location of Heimskautsgerðið allows a 360°

    Panoramic view whose infinity is not obstructed by mountains, buildings or other constructions.


    Heimskautsgerðið in Raufarhöfn goes back to the search for possibilities, the unlimited horizon, the light of the north and the

    Midnight Sun to meet just below the Arctic Circle.

    Translated by Google •

      August 1, 2023

      The author of the work is Erlingur B. Thoroddson (1948-2015).

      Translated by Google •

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