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Altar

A beat up altar remained in the corner, it seems to have been overturned and under some birds at some point. Decorative items removed from the walls left marks in the wallpaper, sometimes revealing interesting patterns underneath.
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AH-HA! So that's what those crazy torchiere shaped thingies were on the wall in that other photo of the chapel! That looks like an interesting border pattern, and even like lettering that might have been on the wall behind what probably was a sconce that held some type of religious object. I wonder why they would have placed it over the lettering?
GirlJaye
Thu 12-14-2006
Exactly GirlJaye...the letters are religious. Looks like the chapel was remodled...
Tony C.
Thu 12-14-2006
From Wikepedia...The IHS on the wall where the decoration was removed...
"In the Latin-speaking Christianity of medieval Western Europe (and so among Catholics and many Protestants today), the most common Christogram is "IHS" or "IHC", derived from the first three letters of the Greek name of Jesus, iota-eta-sigma or ΙΗΣ. "
Tony C.
Thu 12-14-2006
Ahhhh! Right you are, Tony! I actually speak both Latin and Greek (because, you know there are so many high paying jobs out there for linguists in the dead language field), but that being the meaning of the writing on this particular wall didn't cross my mind - I couldn't quite make out the letters. Wonder why they chose to remodel over it? Hey, I'm bummed that your Greek font didn't transfer over to the website here.
GirlJaye
Thu 12-14-2006
thanks Mr. Motts, now i know what the triangles on the wall are!
patty
Fri 12-15-2006
the geek letters didn't come over at first, but someone was nice enough to fix it...thanks!!!!
Tony C.
Fri 12-15-2006
Wow, thats a beautiful altar..
Probably worth a fair bit with a little restoration.
Love the shot!
Kurt
Sat 12-16-2006
god I would love to restore that alter!
Joe
Sat 12-16-2006
I wonder what happens to stuff like that altar during a renovation. Do they sell it? Reuse it as something else? Trash it? It'd be a shame if they just trashed it. You guys are right - it would be worth the time and effort to restore something like that.
GirlJaye
Sat 12-16-2006
it looks like a movie set for doing evil human sacrafices.
tom
Sun 12-17-2006
Beautiful. It reminds me of my childhood somehow.
I'M_Hiding
Mon 12-18-2006
Haha yeah, reminds me of End Of Days where they attempt to sacrafice the chosen one on the altar.. Hmm
Kurt
Wed 12-20-2006
Ah GirlJaye, such is the dilemma of urban exploration & it's "take nothing, leave nothing behind" credo.
While I totally understand & for the most part agree with it, it would just kill me to leave something like this behind, only to see it smashed up & disgarded during demolition just a little while later ... UGH!
Jim Allcorn
Wed 12-27-2006
looks like im a little behind the times here.. great shot motts!
I gotta catch up now.
:)
silkster40z
Thu 12-28-2006
exelent shot, the celtic cross is a great acent to the altar
pariahAK
Tue 01-30-2007
hahaha listening to the beggining of death on two legs from queen this shot looks like it comes strait from a horror movie lol.
BloodLust
Sat 02-03-2007
In the name of sheer sanctity, in the name of the blood my crusading ancestors from England, it is sickening to me to see that such holiness defaced and made fun of !
C-Note
Mon 04-09-2007
If this is the alter from the original catholic church, there will most probably be a holy relic from one of the saints in a stone on top of the alter. If this is still there, this should be reverantly removed to another catholic church,
Michael McGivern
Wed 04-18-2007
I AM HAVING TROUBLE THINKING ITS BIRD POOP.HOW WOULD IT GET OVER THE LIP OF THE ALTER?I BELIEVE IT MAY BE ORBS.
WHAT BETTER PLACE TO GATHER THAN THE CHAPEL.COULD HAVE BEEN THE MOST WONDERFUL ROOM THEY HAD IN THE TIME.
DONNA
Sun 11-18-2007
maybe they want prey for us , no really, it´s m m m amazing and creepy
ursula
Fri 11-23-2007
old is beautiful, it sure can tell a story
lavender whisper
Thu 11-29-2007
This is utterly beautiful
Rin
Sun 01-13-2008
Recycle Catagories :
Paper, Glass, Plastic, Metal.
Also Electronics-and then you get into that whole battery acid, PCB etc. deal.
Sorry, -no wood.
Guitorman
Fri 03-07-2008
Perhaps there is a golden carrot for whererabbits, Grommet!
Jack_
Thu 08-07-2008

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