Rosslyn Chapel, The Medieval Historic Enigma
Althought Rosslyn, Roslyn or Roslin Chapel has always been a favourite place to visit, it has found new fame as the possible resting place of the Holy Grail since the publication of Dan Brown's the Da Vinci Code, attracting new visitors from all over the world and tempting those who have'nt been there for ages to make a return visit. This amazing building, Rosslyn Chapel was founded in 1446 by Sir William St Clair, third and last St Clair Prince of Orkney. It is in fact only part of the choir of what was intended to be a larger cruciform building with a tower at its centre. After Sir William died in 1484, he was buried in the unfinished Chapel and although the larger building he had planned was never completed, nevertheless the foundations of the nave are said to have been excavated in the nineteenth century and found to extend ninety-one feet beyond the Chapel's original west door, under the existing baptistry and churchyard.
Jul 20, 2008
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