Conference Dinner & Exhibitioin

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PERLAN

Tuesday June 10, from 20:00 -23:30

Included: Dinner from ERIKSSON Brasserie, exhibition in PERLAN and drink

Reach Perlan by bus - www.straeto.is

Reach Perlan by Taxi - Hreyfill - Hopp taxi

Price: 17.000 ISK for Early bird registration, 19.500 ISK after 1st April*

About PERLAN - for more info

Perlan opened

Perlan was designed by architect Ingimundur Sveinsson and was inaugurated on June 21, 1991. The building consists of a huge glass dome that rests on top of six district heating tanks, each of which can hold about 4 million liters of geothermal water. Perlan (en. The Pearl) is a unique glass dome structure with a steel frame that serves as Perlan's furnace system.

The renowned Icelandic painter Jóhannes Kjarval had the first ideas for building a beautiful building on Öskjuhlíð hill in 1930. Regarding the building, Kjarval said: “The temple sides were to be covered with mirror slabs so that the northern lights could approach the feet of men - the roof was to be decorated with crystals in at every color, and a floodlight was to be at the top of the ridge that illuminated all the tanks. The house itself was supposed to correspond to the light of day and the symbols of the night.” This is an incredibly accurate description of a building that was designed and built 60 years later.

The old water tanks

In 1939, the first district heating tank was constructed on Öskjuhlíð at 61 meters above sea level. This location was chosen because it provided sufficient pressure to pump water up to the tenth floor of a mansion that was to be built 38 meters above sea level, the same height as the hill at Skólavörðuholt where Hallgrímskirkja stands. Five more tanks rose beside the first in the next two decades. They were then torn down and rebuilt in the late eighties.

In Iceland, the use of hot water flowing from underground is now essential and taken for granted.

Reykjavík & Perlan

Perlan is one of the top attractions in Reykjavik. The stunning glass dome structure offers incredible views of the city and surrounding mountains. Inside, visitors can explore a range of exhibits and immersive presentations, including a glacial ice cave, a planetarium, and interactive displays of Icelandic nature and culture.