National Cathedral reopens Saturday (earthquake damage)

[ensho]

http://www.wtop.com/?sid=2629570&nid=109


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Starting Monday, visitors will be able to get a close-up look at even more broken stonework. That's when a special exhibit opens in the rare book library, documenting the earthquake damage.

The exhibit also has photographs and a slide presentation that will be updated as restoration work progresses.

The exhibit includes a much-photographed piece of stonework that's come to be known as the "fallen angel". The angel cannot be repaired, and will take 40 to 50 hours to recarve.

Another item on display is a gargoyle.

"This one was knocked off, literally beheaded," says Richard Weinberg, cathedral spokesman. "And it was hanging on by its lead pipe, so you can see the hole in the back of its head."

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an aside: I'm a fan of gargoyles

[elleng]

1. Kind of funny thing to be a fan of, eh?

:hi:

[ensho]

2. I have a gargoyle in one of my pot plants, sitting with a pc in his lap

nt

[elleng]

3. THAT's a good one, ensho!

:smoke: