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Statue of Leifur Eiríksson (gift from U.S.) outside Hallgrímskirkja

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The inscription on the statue of Leifur Eiríksson pays tribute to the ``son of Iceland, discoverer of Vinland," accenting this gift from the United States to Iceland. The statue was given in 1930, on the thousandth anniversary of the Alţing, or parliament.

 

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