Alþingishúsið
Stone parliament building on a city square, its windows once pelted with eggs and yogurt by protesters.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Althingishusid in Reykjavik starts on Austurvollur square in January two thousand nine, where three elderly women beat wooden spoons against teapot lids outside Iceland's parliament. It traces how a banking collapse turned into months of gathering crowds, and how a local newspaper gave the unrest a name that stuck. You'll hear about the eggs and skyr thrown at the stone facade, and the riot police called out here for the first time since Iceland joined NATO. Look closely at the dolerite walls before you go in - they still carry the marks of that winter.
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