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Althing
The (; , anglicised as Althing or Althingi), is the national legislature of Iceland, which is also known in the English language as the Icelandic Parliament or as the Parliament of Iceland. Established in 930, it is the oldest legislature in the world, although the Tynwald is the oldest continuous legislature in the world, because the Althing was disbanded in 1800 and restored in 1845.
Alþingishúsið
'''' (, The Parliament House'') is a classical 19th-century structure which stands by Austurvöllur in central Reykjavík, Iceland. It houses , the Icelandic parliament. The building was designed by Ferdinand Meldahl and built using hewn Icelandic dolerite from 1880 to 1881.
Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference
forum for political dialogue between parliamentarians from the Baltic Sea Region