Downtown in Reykjavík in Reykjavíkurborg, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Iceland — North Atlantic and Artic Oceans (a Nordic Island)

Laugavegur 15

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 18, 2018

1. Laugavegur 15 Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Þetta hús reisti
Ludvig Storr árið 1925.
Hann ánafnaði húsið
menningar - og
framfarasjóði
Ludvig Storr,
sem stofnaður var 1979
og er í vörslu
háskóla íslands.

(English translation:)

This house was built by Ludvig Storr in 1925. He bequeathed the house to the Ludvig Storr Culture and Progress Fund, founded in 1979, which is administered by the University of Iceland.

Erected 2000.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1925.

Location. 64° 8.761′ N, 21° 55.825′ W. Marker is in Reykjavík, Capital Region (Höfuðborgarsvæðið), in Reykjavíkurborg. It is in Downtown. Marker is on Laugavegur just west of Klapparstígur, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Laugavegur 15, Reykjavík, Capital Region 101, Iceland. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Skólavörðustígur 11 (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Tobbukot (about 90 meters away); Skólavörðustígur 13

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(about 120 meters away); Laugavegur (about 150 meters away); Hverfisgata 45 (about 150 meters away); The Culture House / Safnahúsið (about 150 meters away); Founding of the Reykjavik Water Utility / Uphaf vatnsveitu (about 150 meters away); Bankastræti 10 (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reykjavík.

Also see . . . Menningar- og framfarasjóður Ludvigs Storr (University of Iceland, in Icelandic). "The objective of the Fund is to promote advances in the field of geoscience, construction industry and shipbuilding by strengthening scientists in the field of geoscience, engineers, architects, technologists and craftsmen for graduate studies, as well as providing grants for research on practical issues in these subjects. The board of the Fund is furthermore authorized to provide loans for the same purpose. In assessing whether the applicant should receive a grant, the basis for whether the graduate studies of the applicant or research can contribute to realistic progress in the article in question...." (Submitted on June 14, 2018.)

Laugavegur 15 Marker - Wide View image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, May 18, 2018

2. Laugavegur 15 Marker - Wide View

The marker is just to the right of the iron-gated entrance.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 14, 2018. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 231 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 14, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.