Þingvellir is an important historical, cultural, and geological site in Iceland. The first Icelandic parliament was established at Þingvellir in 930. Here laws were written and criminals were convicted.
The continental drift between the Eurasian and North American plates is clearly visible in the crevasses traversing the region. The earth is literally being torn apart in Þingvellir, and so earthquakes are a common phenomenon. Þingvellir became the first Icelandic national park in 1930.
Ancient Grounds is an overview of the Þingvellir plain, photographed at dusk with beautiful purple reflections of snow in the sky. In the bottom right the Þingvallakirkja can be seen, a church first built in the 11th century. However over the following centuries the original church was destroyed ceveral times. The current church was built in 1859.
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