Rosslyn Chapel

For anyone who has read The DiVinci Code, visiting Rosslyn Chapel is a must. For anyone who enjoys looking at old churches, Rosslyn Chapel is a must. So to sum it all up, visiting Rosslyn Chapel is a must. This little jem is about 20 minutes from Stirling and worth taking the time to check out. Construction of the Chapel began in September of 1456 and was to be cruciform in shape, but was never completed. The Chapel stands on 14 pillars, which form 12 pointed arches on three sides of the nave. The decorative carvings took over 40 years to create.

There were several interesting things about this Chapel. First was the amount of precautions to in essance "hide" the Chapel from sight until you have paid admission. There was a 6 foot solid board wall that led up to the visitor's center - which you had to pass through during entering and exiting. Second was the actual size. This is Chapel is VERY small, which makes sense since it wasn't completed. That said, it was about the size - if not a little smaller - of the downstairs in our Texas house. The temprature inside is very cool and the accoustics are amazing. There are several docents available to explaine the history, the significance of the carvings and to answer any questions you might come up with. It was very crowded for being such a small space and there is reconstractive work going on to help combat the erosion that is occuring. Picture taking is allowed and I recomend taking as many as you desire. The detail work in this Chapel is almost incomprehensible.

**Historical details provided by Wikipedia because I have a bad memory