Today on RÚV English Radio, the iconic sculpture at the heart of Iceland's capital.

In 1986, the association of Reykjavík's west end funded a competition for a new outdoor sculpture to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the city. Jón Gunnar Árnason´s Sun Voyager, Sólfar, won.

It was unveiled on Sæbraut on the birthday of the capital, August 18th, 1990.

Þorbjörg Jónsdóttir, the artist's daughter, met Darren at the sculpture, on a windy Reykjavík day, to talk about the work, and her father.

Find out more about Jón and his sculpture, and find a replica of your own, at https://sunvoyager.is/

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