Budir black church, Snaefellsnes peninsula, Iceland
by Neale And Judith Clark
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Budir black church, Snaefellsnes peninsula, Iceland
Artist
Neale And Judith Clark
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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Búðakirkja Iceland - Black painted traditional church at Budir Snaefellsnes peninsula West Iceland EU Europe
Búðir (transliterated Búdir) is a small hamlet in Búðahraun lava fields in Staðarsveit, which is in the western region of Iceland, on the westernmost tip of the Snaefellsnes peninsula where Hraunhafnará falls to the sea, the original old name of Búðir having been Hraunhöfn.
The village belongs to Snæfellsbær, a municipality that has its administrative centre in the town of Ólafsvík.
Just a cluster of old buildings, Búðir is the home of popular country inn and restaurant Hotel Búðir and a very old small church. This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock. The first Búðakirkja was built on the spot in 1703, but was eventually deconstructed due to the area lack of parishioners. The current church was reconstructed in 1987 after a single member of the church lobbied to have the chapel brought back. It has a historic graveyard as well as relics such as a bell and chalice from the time the church was first erected. However its pure black paint job and isolated location are the real attraction to the site.
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January 28th, 2020
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