Photo: Jon Sigurdsson Statue Legislative Building Winnipeg
A statue of Jon Sigurdsson, a patriot of Iceland stands on the grounds of the Legislative Building in the City of Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada.
A leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement was Jon Sigurdsson and a statue in his memory stands on the grounds of the Legislative Building in the City of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Jon Sigurdsson was born in the Westfjords of Iceland in 1811 where he resided until 1833 when he moved to Copenhagen, Denmark.
This is where he attended university to study grammar and history but he also worked at the Arnamagnaean Collection where he became an expert on Icelandic history and sagas and university fell behind. He became a major role player in the discussions of the old Icelandic parliament as an advisory body in 1843 and was later elected for its first session in 1845.
He became the speaker and soon Iceland had its freedom of trade and later modernized agriculture and fishing was put in place. In 1874, he was a major influence of a constitution where Iceland gained control of its finances and legislative power which they shared with the Danish crown. ... continue below the picture...
Jon Sigurdsson Statue Legislative Building Winnipeg
Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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Jon Sigurdsson Statue Legislative Building Winnipeg
Statue of Jon Sigurdsson (1811-1879), Iceland's Patriot on the grounds of the Legislative Buiding in the City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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I photographed this photo with the digital SLR camera model Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III, aperture of f/4.5, exposure time of 1/160 sec. on ISO 100, as always I used a original Canon Lens, the focus lenght for this picture was 100mm.
A statue of Jon Sigurdsson, a patriot of Iceland stands on the grounds of the Legislative Building in the City of Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada.
