Rosslyn Chapel

[low_delta]

Here's an article about the restoration of Rosslyn Chapel, that I posted about the other day. 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

I like the part about the bees.

Also, I found an article mentioning that the reason they don't allow photography (since 2007) is that they had people tripping on the uneven floors while glued to their viewfinders.

Comments

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

Wow. Centuries old beehives!

Rosslyn is first thing to see on my Edinburgh return visit list.

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Good thing you saved your visit until after the scaffolding came off!

Rosslyn Chapel

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

Of course, I find myself drooling over the fact that they're finished the restoration....

Those beehives are cool, too. Huh - maybe I should send the link to someone on the board of a chapel that has bees that have come into the walls (they got them out, I think).

And I like the stated reason for no photos on the inside (too bad for you; hopefully there were photos of the inside that you picked up).

Re: Rosslyn Chapel

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

I wish people would get over the thing where they take photos of every damn thing. I take a lot of photos, but I look too. Some people spend so much time photographing so they have something to look at when they get home, that they have no memory of actually being there.

no memory of actually being there

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

That's always my fear.

One of the things about where I work is that no interior photos are allowed; it's taught me (for the most part) to not take photos inside even when I'm allowed to. And I've got to say, when we went into the living room of the Martin House (the "one fully restored space"), I liked it a lot more in reality than I have in photos.

Re: no memory of actually being there

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

Photos I've taken can bring me back. I really wanted a picture of Frank's living room (or whatever room it was called), looking towards the dining table, with fireplace on the right, Birdwalk out of frame to the right. Fortunately, I enjoyed that view so much I can kinda recall it.

Other things there, I've probably completely forgotten.

But I can also see how photos can't necessarily prepare you for what a place really looks like. And might even give you the wrong idea. Or diminish the event of seeing it in person.

Re: no memory of actually being there

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

That's what I tell myself, although having a photograph for sparking a memory is really nice. I wish there were a way to do both things: capture it, and enjoy it without a camera getting in the way.

Re: no memory of actually being there

[low-delta.livejournal.com]

I think that taking photos sparingly would do that. And not thinking all the time about whether you should be taking a photo. ;-) Or maybe taking photos without thinking about it much.