Rosslyn Chapel, a study in shadow and light

Photos taken by Beth Maxwell Boyle of Rosslyn Chapel in 2005 and 2007 set to organ music by Buxtehude. The pipe organ is played by Ulrik Spang-Hanssen. Rosslyn Chapel, originally named the Collegiate Chapel of St. Matthew, is a 15th century church in the village of Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland. The chapel was designed by William Sinclair (also spelled "St. Clair") of the St. Clair family, a Scottish noble family descended from Norman knights and, according to legend, linked to the Scottish Knights Templar. Construction of the chapel began in 1440, and the chapel was officially founded in 1446. Construction lasted for forty years. See the webpage at: http://www.ramshornstudio.com/rosslyn.htm

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[44Tili]

This is the best video on the theme Rosslyn Chapel! Thank you!

[Gimmer3]

@44Tili , I am so glad you enjoyed it. It's one of the longer videos I have made as I wanted to use most of the photos I took. I was lucky enough to go there before the movie so I saw it in peace and quiet.

[gryfnsroost]

thank you for allowing us to see it thru your eyes...so nice that you shared! i am interested in plants, particularly, holly references in the chapel, both leaf or berry and where those references were placed...near what, on what, etc...would you mind if i asked you about such ethnobotanical anthropological insights?

[Gimmer3]

The volume of carving is so weighty honestly I can't tell you if I saw holly. I am fond of holly myself and love plants in art. I will try to look at my pictures again and see if it jogs my memory. The chapel is so ornamented it blows one away looking at all the details.

[1toscany]

@Gimmer3 Yes. When I visited, I could not help but to think how the masons work depicted incredible things that these people's eyes have seen. A very special, powerful, and spiritual place...

[Gimmer3]

That is a great way to put it!

[1toscany]

@swebbo Yes, there are real carvings, not pictures, of North American maze plants (corn) carved into the walls of a portion of the chapel.

[swebbo]

so many grotesques! are there really pictures of corn cobs?

[Gimmer3]

I am very happy you like it. I used as many photos as I could and found the longest piece of organ music in my collection so I could show allot of details.

[leahanna412003]

Gosh this is a great video! So much symbolism there, I just cannot tell you. This has been a 'huge' help to me because I don't have the funds to travel. Thank you!!