Friðarsúlan
Friðarsúlan is a historic site, at a modelled elevation of 73 m. Esja stands 914 m to the northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Virkið, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Ring Road passes 3.4 miles off.
The story
The Imagine Peace Tower (Icelandic: Friðarsúlan [ˈfrɪːðarˌsuːlan], lit. 'the peace column') is a memorial to John Lennon from his widow, Yoko Ono, located on Viðey Island in Kollafjörður Bay near Reykjavík, Iceland. Installed in 2007, it consists of a tall tower of light, projected from a white stone monument that has the words "Imagine Peace" carved into it in 24 languages. These words, and the name of the tower, are a reference to Lennon's campaign for peace, and his 1971 song "Imagine".
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Dates from 2007-10-09.
Wikidata Q116484, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Inscription
- The Imagine Peace Tower (Icelandic: Friðarsúlan, meaning "the peace column") is a memorial to John Lennon from his widow, Yoko Ono, located on Viðey Island in Kollafjörður Bay near Reykjavík, Iceland.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Ring Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bird watching · 4 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ankeri - 7. apríl 1906: 0.1 mi
- Skúli Magnússon: 0.2 mi
- HMCS Skeena: 0.8 mi
- Þvottalaugar: 1.5 mi
- Þorsteinn Einarsson, íþróttafulltrúi: 1.6 mi
- Landkönnuðurinn Þorfinnur karlsefni: 1.1 mi
- Sjómaður: 1.1 mi
- Þvottakona: 1.5 mi
- Án titils: 1.6 mi
- Garðyrkjumaður: 1.7 mi
- The recycled House: 1.2 mi
- Heimilisfuglar: 1.7 mi
- Fuglar: 1.7 mi
- Innsigli: 1.7 mi
- Hreindýr: 1.7 mi
- Laugarás: 1.3 mi
- Öskjuhlíð: 3.0 mi
- Hvarfshólar: 3.9 mi
- Hákinn: 4.3 mi
- Úlfarsfell: 4.6 mi
- Sjávarfoss: 2.8 mi
- Búrfoss: 3.0 mi
- Ullarfoss: 3.2 mi
- Skáfossar: 3.3 mi
- Stórifoss: 3.4 mi
- Listasafn Sigurjóns Ólafssonar: 1.1 mi
- Ásmundarsafn: 1.7 mi
- Höfði: 1.8 mi
- Kjarvalsstaðir: 2.4 mi
- Safnahúsið: 2.5 mi
- Kambsvöllur: 1.3 mi
- Hallsteinsgarður: 1.9 mi
- Skúlagarður: 2.1 mi
- Arnarhóll: 2.4 mi
- Frakkland: 2.5 mi
- Laugarás: 1.3 mi
- Lundey: 1.8 mi
- Háubakkar: 2.3 mi
- Akurey: 3.3 mi
- Blikastaðakró - Leiruvogur: 3.3 mi
- Virkið: 0.1 mi
- Gálgaklettar: 5.8 mi
- Langahlíð: 13.4 mi
- Þórishamar: 13.5 mi
- Lambafellsgjá: 15.7 mi
- Hot spring: 17.4 mi
- Mud Pot: 18.1 mi
- Mud Pot: 18.2 mi
- Mud Pot: 18.2 mi
- Mud Pot: 18.3 mi
- Rósagarðurinn: 3.4 mi
- Urtagarður í Nesi: 4.5 mi
- Vífilsstaðagarður: 5.7 mi
- Hermannsgarður í Guðmundarlundi: 6.3 mi
- Mislundur: 6.3 mi
- Vífilsstaðahlíð: 7.1 mi
- Hjallaflatir: 7.8 mi
- Hvammsvík Hot Springs: 17.0 mi
- Hverahild: 19.0 mi
- Langisandur: 12.1 mi
- Akranesviti: 12.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Friðarsúlan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esja | NE 47° | 914 m | 8.3 mi |
| Hátindur | NE 54° | 909 m | 9.6 mi |
| Kambshorn | NNE 33° | 851 m | 6.0 mi |
| Gunnlaugsskarð | NE 54° | 843 m | 7.9 mi |
| Þverfellshorn | NE 43° | 840 m | 6.6 mi |
| Móskarðshnjúkar | ENE 61° | 800 m | 11.7 mi |
| Esjuhorn | NE 49° | 755 m | 11.8 mi |
| Seltindur | NE 54° | 686 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 18:39 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 02:55 | 22:07 | 00:05 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:29 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 11:23 | — | 15:29 |
Local time (Atlantic/Reykjavik).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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