Parliament House, which stands on Austurvöllur square, was built in 1880–81. Two annexes have been added to the original building, Kringlan (the Rotunda) in 1908and Skálinn in 2002. The garden of Parliament House is Iceland's oldest public garden. Dating from 1893–95, it was largely the work of parliamentarian/bank director Tryggvi Gunnarsson.In 1867 Althingi resolved to mark the millennium of the settlement of Iceland byholding a national festival in 1874, and by building a Parliament House in Reykjavík, of Icelandic stone.

Grjótaþorp (Grjóti Village) derives its name from Grjóti, one of eight smallholdings on the estate of Reykjavík in the 18th century. The farmstead stood here on Grjótabrekka (Grjóti Slope) at the top of Grjótagata. In the latter half of the 18th century, when wooden buildings were being constructed on Aðalstræti, a cluster of turf houses grew up on the Grjóti property. Grjótaþorp fell into a state of dilapidation in the 20th century, due to plans for building a major road through it. That idea was ultimately abandoned, and today all the old wooden houses have been renovated; in addition a number of wooden buildings from other districts have been rebuilt in Grjótaþorp, consolidating the old street plan. Grjótaþorp, one of the oldest extant quarters of wooden buildings in Reykjavík, is characterised by narrow streets with detached wooden houses in small, well-tended gardens.

Reykjavík was founded in 874 by the Norseman Ingólfur Arnarsson. For a long time it was a small fishing village and drading post it became the administrative centre of the Danish ruled Iceland on august the 8th 1786 and from 1843 our capital. Reykjavík is the worlds northernmost

Harpa Concert hall and Conference center at the heart of Reykjavik is an award winning architecture and has attracted 4 million guests since its opening in may the 4th 2011.

Reykjavik City Hall is an impressive building on the northern shore of the pond in the center of the city. Connects nature, water and is designed to attract birdlife in the center of the city.

In the heart of Reykjavik, Öskjuhlíð Hill rises 61 meters above sea level. On the top of the hill stands the Pearl, one of the most visited attractions in Iceland. A landmark building composed of an immense glass dome that sits on six hot water tanks.

Hafnarfjordur, a harbor village located in the greater capital area. It is the third most populous city in the country. Often called the town of the hidden people and Vikings.