If you troll around long enough in the National Cathedral, I would imagine you could see everything theoretically, but I haven't lived here long enough yet to do that. Here are a few treasures I discovered on my last visit.
Memorial for Francis Bowes Sayre who was a longtime Dean and iconographer of the Cathedral |
Woodwork on the pews in the Great Choir - the lion and the lamb |
Stone from the Appian Way |
A wolf in sheep's clothing in the Great Choir |
Stone from Mount Sinai, where Moses is said to have received the 10 Commandments |
All the pews have handmade needle work for the cushions |
I liked this bas-relief because after Mary had the baby in Bethlehem, they had to leave the stable and get home for Joseph to work Monday morning, right? |
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January 14, 2013 at 8:46 AM
Actually, it's because Mary didn't have a C-section and their insurance would only cover a one night stay.