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Höfði is a house in Reykjavík, Iceland, best known as the location for the 1986 Reykjavík Summit meeting of presidents Ronald Reagan of the United States and Mikhail Gorbachev of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. That effectively was a step to the end of the Cold War. Within the building, the flags of the United States and the Soviet Union are cross-hung to commemorate the meeting.

The Sun Voyager (Icelandic: Sólfar) is a sculpture by Jón Gunnar Árnason, located next to the Sæbraut road in Reykjavík, Iceland. Sun Voyager is described as a dreamboat, or an ode to the Sun. The artist intended it to convey the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, progress and freedom.

Safnahúsið (the Culture House), formerly Þjóðmenningarhúsið, is an exhibition space in Reykjavík, Iceland, which houses an exhibition, Points of View, drawn from various national museums and other cultural institutions. It has been part of the National Museum of Iceland since 2013. The director is Markús Þór Andrésson.

Harpa is a concert hall and conference centre in Reykjavík, Iceland. The opening concert was held on May 4, 2011. The building features a distinctive colored glass facade inspired by the basalt landscape of Iceland.

The Central Bank of Iceland (Icelandic: Seðlabanki Íslands) is the central bank or reserve bank of Iceland. It has served in this capacity since 1961, when it was created by an act of the Alþingi out of the central banking department of Landsbanki Íslands, which had the sole right of note issuance since 1927 and had conducted only limited monetary policy.

Borgartún is a street in Reykjavík, Iceland, that in years leading up to the country's economic crisis became the centre of the city's financial district. Three of Iceland's four largest banks have their headquarters in the area: Arion banki, Íslandsbanki and Straumur.A 19-story skyscraper, part of the Höfðatorg development, is located at Borgartún.

Höfðatorg Tower 1 is an office tower in Iceland. The building is located close to downtown Reykjavík. It is 74 metres (243 ft) high and has a total of 19 floors, from the ground up. The tower's construction was completed in 2009. It is a part of a complex called Höfðatorg.The name Höfðatorg is taken from the house Höfði, which is very close to the building.

The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Icelandic: Mennta- og menningarmálaráðuneytið) is an Icelandic cabinet-level ministry founded 16 December 1942. The ministry is divided into three departments and four offices. The current Minister of Education, Science and Culture is Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir.

Hlemmur (Icelandic pronunciation: ​[ˈl̥ɛmːʏr̥]) bus station was one of the two main bus terminals for Strætó bs in Reykjavík, Iceland. As of January 2016, the only main terminal is Lækjartorg. All the red 'trunk' routes operated from Hlemmur, while the green general routes all stopped there.The 2002 documentary Hlemmur tells the story of homeless people who spent their time in and around the bus station.

The Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources (Icelandic: Umhverfis- og auðlindaráðuneytið) is an Icelandic cabinet-level ministry founded 23 February 1990. It was originally named Ministry for the Environment but was renamed to its current name 1 September 2012. It is responsible for a wide range of measures designed to protect nature in Iceland, such as planning and building affairs, conservation, pollution control, fire prevention, meteorology and cartography.