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The black cone, monument to civil disobedience

Public artwork near Alþingi in central Reykjavík.

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64.1470, -21.9406

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About The black cone, monument to civil disobedience

Public artwork near Alþingi in central Reykjavík.

A contemporary public artwork in Reykjavík’s historic civic centre.

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The Black Cone stands in Reykjavík’s civic centre close to Alþingi. Its placement makes it part of the visual landscape around parliament and Austurvöllur, and it is easily seen during a walk through the oldest part of downtown.

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Icelandic name: Svarta keilan, minnisvarði um borgaralega óhlýðni

Culture

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Icelandic sagas and folklore from this area

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Reykjavík

Reykjavík is a historic location in Iceland mentioned in "Harðar saga og Hólmverja", one of the ancient Íslendingasögur (Sagas of Icelanders). These medieval narratives preserve the history of Iceland's Viking Age settlement.