Reykjavik in 1949
1949 Reykjavik, Iceland
The east side of Iceland's parliament building, Althingi, in Reykjavik on 31 March 1949, showing windows broken the previous day. Rioting had erupted in Austurvollur square after parliament voted for Iceland to join NATO as a founding member.
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