The Sun Voyager
Sólfarið (or, The Sun Voyager) is one of the most iconographic sculptures in Reykjavík. Part Viking vessel, part imaginary metal ship, the shinning sculpture sites prominently on the Reykjavik waterfront. Read more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sun_Voyager
The dedication plaque reads:
SUN VOYAGER
1986
Jón Gunnar Ánnason
We all have our fantasy boats,
vessels that we dream of sailing
away in, into the dream. In my
ships I unite my own fantasy,
precision and the knowledge that
boat builders have developed
throughout the ages. The sun
ship gives us promise of a
primeval land.