It lies near the sea, in the midst of meadows, and is the residence of the bishop.
The church is capable of holding only at the most from 100 to 150 persons; it is built of stone, with a wooden roof.

In the chambers of this roof the library, consisting of several thousand volumes, is deposited.

The church contains a treasure which many a larger and costlier edifice might envy,--a baptismal font by Thorwaldsen, whose parents were of Icelandic extraction.

The great sculptor himself was born in Denmark, and probably wished, by this present, to do honour to the birth-place of his ancestors.
To some of the houses in Reikjavik pieces of garden are attached.

These gardens are small plots of ground where, with great trouble and expense, salad, spinach, parsley, potatoes, and a few varieties of edible roots, are cultivated.