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thumb|300px|Austurvöllur in 2023. The Reykjavík Cathedral (Dómkirkjan í Reykjavík) and the Parliament House ([[Alþingishúsið) are on the right. Hallgrímskirkja is visible in the distance.]] Austurvöllur () is a public square in Reykjavík, Iceland. The square is a popular gathering place for the citizens of Reykjavík, and especially during good weather due to the prevalence of cafés on Vallarstræti and Pósthússtræti. It has also been a focal point of protests, as it is near the Parliament of Iceland.

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  • Protests at Austurvöllur
  • ''Raddir fólksins'' protests
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thumb|300px|Austurvöllur in 2023. The Reykjavík Cathedral (Dómkirkjan í Reykjavík) and the Parliament House ([[Alþingishúsið) are on the right. Hallgrímskirkja is visible in the distance.]] Austurvöllur () is a public square in Reykjavík, Iceland. The square is a popular gathering place for the citizens of Reykjavík, and especially during good weather due to the prevalence of cafés on Vallarstræti and Pósthússtræti. It has also been a focal point of protests, as it is near the Parliament of Iceland.

The square contains a large statue of Jón Sigurðsson, a leader of Iceland's independence movement.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Austurvöllur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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