3D print Hallgrímskirkja
A free, printable model of Hallgrímskirkja's tall stepped tower and curved side wings, with the buildings, streets and green patches around it in Reykjavík, generated from real map data in your browser.
Free, in your browser. Exports a slicer-ready 3MF.
About Hallgrímskirkja
Hallgrímskirkja is a Lutheran parish church of the Church of Iceland, in Reykjavík. Iceland's largest church, it stands 74.5 meters (244 ft) tall and is also the country's second tallest building. Its curved spire and side wings are its best-known features, and it has been described as an important symbol of Iceland's national identity since it was completed in 1986. It is named for Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614–1674), an Icelandic poet and cleric who wrote the Passion Hymns.
The church sits on the hilltop Skólavörðuholt near the center of Reykjavík, and can be seen from throughout the city. Guðjón Samúelsson, the State Architect, received the commission in 1937 and is said to have drawn on Iceland's landscape of trap rocks, mountains and glaciers, especially its columnar basalt "organ pipe" formations. The building has three parts: the tower with its curved side wings, a nave built in a more traditional style, and a cylindrical sanctuary that has been likened to Viking war helmets.
The building work ran from 1945 to 1986, 41 years in all, although the tower was finished long before the rest. In 1948 the crypt below the choir was consecrated, in 1974 the steeple and wings were finished, and the nave followed with its consecration in 1986. A lift goes up to a viewing deck overlooking Reykjavík and the mountains around it, and the tower holds a carillon of 29 bells.
How it prints
Make this print opens the generator on a 600 m square around the landmark. Buildings print at close to true scale, so the landmark grows with the print size.
| Print size | Landmark height | Scale |
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| 160 mm default | 20 mm | 1:3,750 |
| 200 mm | 26 mm | 1:3,000 |
| 256 mm | 33 mm | 1:2,344 |
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- Stepped crown and cross
- The tower ends in a stepped crown with a small cross. Printing slowly and letting layers cool helps this tall, narrow part, and layers of 0.12 to 0.16 mm keep the steps crisp.
- Ribbed wings and rounded end
- Fine vertical ribs run down the tower, the curved side wings and the rounded end of the church. A larger print size keeps them distinct, and Print friendly adapts the finest ones.
- One piece with the ground
- Hallgrímskirkja is joined to the ground in the exported file, and the four-side check found no floating parts, so nothing needs gluing.
- Pick the detail for your nozzle
- In the Buildings settings, set Landmark detail to Print friendly to adapt thin parts and small details to the print scale. Full detail keeps every modeled feature, for larger prints or a finer nozzle.
- Colors
- Buildings, roads, water and ground arrive as separate filament slots in the 3MF. Hallgrímskirkja takes the building color.
- File format
- You get a 3MF for Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer or PrusaSlicer. Any of them can save it as STL if you need one.
About this model
Hallgrímskirkja is one of more than 2,300 landmark models in Mini Skyline. They are made with AI, and each one is checked from four sides in its real surroundings before release. Everything around it is built from OpenStreetMap and Overture map data. If you would rather print the shape from map data, turn off Landmark models in the Buildings settings.
Common questions
Is there a Hallgrímskirkja STL I can download?
Mini Skyline builds the file for you in your browser and exports 3MF, which every major slicer opens. If you need an STL, open the 3MF in your slicer and export it from there.
How big can I print it?
Any print size from 40 mm across. Hallgrímskirkja grows with the print: about 20 mm tall on the default 160 mm print. For a model larger than your printer bed, Project Mode splits the area into tiles.
Is it free?
Yes. Generation runs in your browser, with no account and nothing behind a paywall.
