Icelandic Horse Monument

Klyfjahestur (Icelandic Horse) monument is located at Hlemmur Square along the popular Laugavegur Street in the city centre of Iceland. It the work of sculptor Sigurjón Ólafsson (1966) and pays homage to the unique breed of Icelandic horses, originally brought to Iceland from Norway by early settlers. What you see are a horse packed with gear and a smaller colt at its side. It is a nice tribute and interesting monument to view while sightseeing around the city.

Cool statue, here is the story of it: (taken from https://safneign.listasafnreykjavikur.is/en/verk/H-030) A potent symbol of Iceland’s past, when the horse was the Icelanders’ only means of overland transport, the piece was to be placed at Hlemmur: formerly a stopping-place for trains of pack horses to and from Reykjavík, in later years it became a centre of public transport. There were also plans to place at Hlemmur a replica of the drinking trough where horses had been watered in olden times. The piece depicts a heavily laden mare with her foal. On the left side she is carrying planks of wood (always in short supply, as Iceland had no large trees), while on the right she had been loaded with a wooden chest and bundles. The foal follows along close behind her. Sigurjón included the foal to emphasise the conditions of impoverished farmers: some were so poor that even a mare with a foal had to be used as a beast of burden.

Super equine-ist horse shape. Just the right amount of shiny, you know? Def in my top twenty favorite agrarian sculptures, no doubt. 10/10 would gaze upon it from across the street again.

It's a horse statue there's not a lot you can say really. I don't know the history of it

Central bus station in the middle of the city, easy access to everywhere...🥰🙏