This modest looking 19th century house has at various times been home to the Icelandic National Library and Antiquaries Collection, the Icelandic National Gallery and the University of Iceland. Today it houses the entirely of the Icelandic parliament. Check for the charming little garden, known as Alpingisgardurinn or Tryggvagardur, behind the building, which is open to visitors. And other than this fact, and the fact it is unusual to see the nation's foremost government building without any security infrastructure, there is nothing to see here. It may be possible to gain accesso the building via guided tour, but for the most part it is closed to the public.

Office Hours:

• 8:00 am-7:00 pm: Monday-Thursday
• 8:00 am-5:00 pm: Friday

• Radhusid Bus Station
• MR Bus Station

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