With few plots available in Fossvogskirkjugarður and Gufuneskirkjugarður, the two cemeteries in the capital still open to the recently departed, an increasing number of Reykjavíkers
The Cultural Heritage Agency’s decision to expand the boundaries of the protected area around Víkurgarður square is now being challenged by the Reykjavík District Attorney,
The Cultural Heritage Agency of Iceland has temporarily protected the eastern section of the historic Víkurkirkjugarður cemetery, putting a halt to the construction of a
Construction of a hotel in downtown Reykjavík will go through despite it being a historic cemetery plot. Víkurgarður square remains protected by law, but the area surrounding it is not protected.
The Cultural Heritage Agency of Iceland stopped construction of a hotel in downtown Reykjavík after the remains of a coffin were found by the site
It’s almost unheard of that the earthly remains of people in hallowed ground are made to give way for a secular building, state three honorary
