This house named Mikligarður,often called Russia, was built in 1931 by a man called Sigurgeir
Daníelsson.
The carpenter Steindór was the architect.
The house has always been called Russia and the reason is believed to be that one of the carpenters, Pétur Laxdal,was the first sosialist in Iceland to be elected into a town council and also it refers to the size of the house. Houses that were built in 1931 usually were not that big.
The carpenter Steindór was the architect.
The house has always been called Russia and the reason is believed to be that one of the carpenters, Pétur Laxdal,was the first sosialist in Iceland to be elected into a town council and also it refers to the size of the house. Houses that were built in 1931 usually were not that big.
