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Visit to Iceland

CHAPTER XI
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Beautiful statues and a simple but tasteful altar are the only ornaments of this church.

The portico is ornamented by beautiful reliefs.
The Werder church is a modern erection, built in the Gothic style, and its turrets are ornamented by beautiful bronze reliefs.

The walls inside are inlaid with coloured wood up to the galleries, where they terminate in Gothic scroll-work.

The organ has a full, clear tone; in front of it stands a painting which, at first sight, resembles a scene from heathen mythology more than a sacred subject.

A number of cupids soar among wreaths of flowers, and surround three beautiful female figures.
The mint and the architectural college stand near this church.


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