Hljómskálagarðurinn / Pavilion Park
(English text:)The Hljómskálagarður Park was Reykjavík's first formally-planned park.
The idea of making a park at the southern end of the Tjörnin Lake was first suggested in the early 19th century, but it was not until 1901 that the town council set land aside for that purpose. In 1908 Knud Ziemsen (later mayor) and the Danish architect Frederik Kiørboe submitted a design proposal for the park to the town council.
On the initiative of Knud Ziemsen, refuse and ash was used as landfill for the construction of Skothúsvegur, a road and bridge crossing the Tjörnin Lake. This was not entirely popular, due to the stench of the refuse. Skothúsvegur was completed in 1920, and a new dumpsite was opened at the end of the Lake. This was to be the foundation of the Hljómskálagarður Park.
In 1914 the first trees were planted to the west and south of the Lake: 400 birch saplings, which initially grew slowly. Hljómskállinn, the pavilion from which the park derives its name (Pavilion Park) was built in 1923. It was the first building in Iceland constructed specifically as a venue for music. The Reykjavík Brass Band has
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The intention was that the band would play on the roof on fine days. Iceland's first music school for instrumentalists operated in the pavilion 1922-4, and the Reykjavík Music College was founded there in 1930.
In 1931 Icelandic-Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen's self-portrait (the first public sculpture in Iceland) was transferred to the park, and in 1947 Einar Jónsson's sculpture of romantic poet Jonas Hallgrimsson. In 2014, a sculpture garden honouring female pioneers of Icelandic sculpture was opened at the southwest corner of the park. The sculpture garden was named The Pearl Necklace, reffering to each sculpture being individual and unique, like a pearl, but connected, like a neclace.
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Hijómskálagarðurinn má teljast fyrsti skipulagði almenningsgarðurinn í Reykjavík.
Fjölnismaðurinn Tómas Sæmundsson mun fyrstur hafa komið með þá hugmynd að gera lystigarð við suðurenda Tjarnarinnar. Ýmsir fleiri vöktu máls á þessu en ekki komst hreyfing á málið fyrr en Einar Helgason garðyrkjufræðingur fékk því til leiðar komið að bæjarstjórnin tók frá land til þessara nota árið 1901. Árið 1908 sendu Knud Ziemsen, síðar bæjarstjóri, og danski arkitektinn Frederik Kiørboe tillögu til bæjarstjárnar um skipulag garðsins.
Knud Ziemsen átti einnig frumkvæði að því að sorpi
Fyrstu trén voru gróðursett vestan og sunnan Tjarnarinnar 1914, 400 birkihríslur úr Vatnaskógi, sem uxu hægt framan af. Hljómskálinn var reistur árið 1923. Uppúr því festist nafnið Hljómskálagarður í sessi en áður var garðurinn nefndur Lystigarðurinn. Hið formlega nafn hans er Tjarnargarður.
Hljómskálinn var fyrsta hús á landinu sem byggt var sérstaklega fyrir tónlistarstarfsemi. Hann er teiknaður af Guðmundi H. Þorlákssyni byggingarmeistara. Lúðrasveit Reykjavíkur hefur haft þar aðsetur síðan húsið var byggt. Hugmyndin var að sveitin gæti spilað á þaki hússins á góðviðrisdögum. Fyrsti hijóðfæraskóli landsins var starfræktur þar 1922-1924 og Tónlistarskóli Reykjavíkur hóf starfsemi þar 1930.
Sjálfsmynd Bertels Thorvaldsen var flutt af Austurvelli í garðinn árið 1931 og stytta Einars Jónssonar af Jónasi Hallgrímssyni var flutt þangað frá Bernhöftstorfunni 1947.
Perlufestin, höggmyndagarður kvenna, var opnaður í suðvesturhluta garðsins sumarið 2014. Í gaðinum eru höggmyndir eftir sex konur sem voru frumkvöðlar í höggmyndalist hér á landi, þær Gunnfríði Jónsdóttur (1889-1968), 
Erected by Reykjavik City Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1901.
Location. 64° 8.549′ N, 21° 56.442′ W. Marker is in Reykjavík, Capital Region (Höfuðborgarsvæðið), in Reykjavíkurborg. It is in Miðborg. Marker is at the intersection of Sóleyjargata and Skothúsvegar on Sóleyjargata. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Sóleyjargata 1, Reykjavík, Capital Region 101, Iceland. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hallargarðurinn (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Mothers' Garden / Mæðragarðurinn (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Þingholtsstræti 17 (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Torfhildur Hólm (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Þjóðfundurinn 1851 / The National Assembly of 1851 (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík / High School in Reykjavík (approx. 0.4 kilometers 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2018. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 256 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 11, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
