Sólfar

E601350

outdoor sculpture public artwork

Sólfar is a famous stainless-steel sculpture in Reykjavík, Iceland, depicting a stylized Viking ship and symbolizing dreams of discovery and freedom.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sólfarið	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	outdoor sculpture ⓘ public artwork ⓘ
adjoins	coastal walking path on Sæbraut ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Sun Voyager NERFINISHED ⓘ
artMovement	modern sculpture ⓘ
category	Sculptures in Reykjavík ⓘ Steel sculptures in Iceland ⓘ Tourist attractions in Reykjavík ⓘ
commissionedFor	200th anniversary of Reykjavík ⓘ
country	Iceland NERFINISHED ⓘ
creator	Jón Gunnar Árnason NERFINISHED ⓘ
creatorNationality	Icelandic ⓘ
depicts	stylized Viking ship ⓘ
designedAs	dreamboat ⓘ
genre	abstract sculpture ⓘ
hasComponent	granite base ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	iconic image of Icelandic tourism ⓘ symbol of Reykjavík ⓘ
hasSubjectHeading	Viking ships in art ⓘ
hasViewOf	Faxaflói Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Esja NERFINISHED ⓘ
height	approximately 4 meters ⓘ
heritageDesignation	landmark of Reykjavík ⓘ
inception	1986 ⓘ
lighting	illuminated at night ⓘ
locatedIn	Reykjavík NERFINISHED ⓘ Sæbraut waterfront NERFINISHED ⓘ coast of Faxaflói Bay ⓘ
materialUsed	stainless steel ⓘ
nameMeaning	Sun Voyager NERFINISHED ⓘ
notIntendedAs	historically accurate Viking ship ⓘ
orientation	facing north toward the sea ⓘ
ownedBy	City of Reykjavík NERFINISHED ⓘ
popularFor	sunset viewing ⓘ tourist photography ⓘ
publicAccess	open 24 hours ⓘ
subject	sun ⓘ
surfaceFinish	polished metal ⓘ
symbolizes	dreams of discovery ⓘ freedom ⓘ hope ⓘ promise of undiscovered territory ⓘ
unveiledOn	1990-08-18 ⓘ

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Sun Voyager sculpture → alsoKnownAs → Sólfar ⓘ

subject surface form: Sun Voyager

Sun Voyager sculpture → alsoKnownAs → Sólfar ⓘ

subject surface form: Sun Voyager

this entity surface form: Sólfarið