Harpa in Iceland -- Photo of the Day #1

I wanted to get a start on the platform by sharing a photo from my camera album every day for the next few weeks. So here goes it.

Photo of the Day #1

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I took this shot on my first trip to Iceland last year at the Harpa Concert Hall/Convention Center. Here's some stuff I learned when I was there:

• The name is believed to come from a period of revitalization and new growth in spring. Many people see this to be symbolic for the nature of Harpa's construction, as as one point it was maybe the only building being built during the economic recession in Iceland.
• It was originally destined to be part of a massive World Trade Center complex, but when that failed during the recession, lots of government money went to Harpa to make sure it actually got finished.
• Now, the whole bay/harbor area surrounding Harpa is under construction and the city of Reykjavik is alive with so many cranes all over again as if nothing ever happened.

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My post about the London Tower Bridge and Budget Traveling
https://steemit.com/photography/@mistakencynic/london-tower-bridge-photo-of-the-day-2

Harpa in Iceland and the history of a symbolic building
https://steemit.com/photography/@mistakencynic/harpa-in-iceland-photo-of-the-day-1