Rosslyn Chapel

[low_delta]

After the Forth Bridge, we went down to see Rosslyn Chapel. The chapel was started in 1446, and construction appears to have ended in 1484, with the death of its founder, William St. Clair.


The standard tourist shot of the standard tourists.



It had been covered up with scaffolding and a roof, for many years, while conservation was underway. You can see some new stone on the building.





No photos are allowed to be taken inside, so you'll have to check out the website.
http://www.rosslynchapel.org.uk/

Some of the more interesting individual carvings:
http://learning.rosslynchapel.org.uk/articles/list/C1











Here's an article about the restoration of the chapel. They've had scaffolding and an external roof over it since 1997. Restoration was completed late last year, and the scaffolding was removed this January.

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/rosslyn-chapel-unveiled-after-16-years-of-work-1-3077135

Comments

[mummm.livejournal.com]

Interesting place! Is the whole history of the chapel just family based?

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Pretty much. It's funded by a trust, and has many large grants from national sources, but it seems to be overseen by the family.

http://www.rosslynchapel.org.uk/timeline.php
http://www.rosslynchapel.org.uk/p/the-st-clair-family-I178/

[mellary4.livejournal.com]

I know this is a strange question but what did it smell like in the chapel?

[ravenfeather.livejournal.com]

*smiling*

I LOVE the smell of some church sanctuaries.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Um, like every other old stone building?

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

That is one place we wanted to see but just didn't have time to get to. Next time.
It's too bad about the no photography inside but of course they want you to buy the guide book.
;)
It's truly a fantastic place in its own right but of course Dan Brown made it even more famous.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

I'm a little surprised you haven't seen it. :-)

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

We will eventually.
Have to leave SOMEthing for later.
;)

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

I know this kind of thing is right up your abbey.

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

And me without a snappy comeback.
*grin*

[ravenfeather.livejournal.com]

I LOVE the door. Is that a helmet detail mounted over it?

For the three years that we would travel to New Orleans to march during Mardi Gras, one of my favorite activities was to drive through the older parts of the city and look at the doors, the wrought iron and the outside stairs. Beautiful stuff!

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Yes, a helmet. A family crest sort of thing, I guess.

[promiseoftin.livejournal.com]

Loving your photos!

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

That's good. I'm not even done with the second day, yet. ;-)

[hinterland.livejournal.com]

The architecture is marvellous. God I miss Europe!