• Leaving the horse outside

    17 juin 2018, Espagne ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

    I enter through the only one of the 8 entrances (thanks Mastercard) open to me and am confronted by 80 chapels inside. In the old days that would have entailed 8 or 9 rolls of film to record: I pledge not to do so. The longest nave in Spain, a country famous for its naves, spreads out over 8816 sq m and rises a lofty 42m.
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    Before the 2nd Vatican Council which changed many rituals, the Office of Darkness was held during the 3 days before Easter. The large candelabra was a fixture.
    The 14 candles, representing the 11 Apostles, (excluding the naughty Judas Iscariot,) and the 3 Marys, were extinguished one by one after each Psalm was said during Matins and Lauds.
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    An altar viewed through the legs of Chris Colombus' pallbearers.
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    15thC lectern in the choir
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    18thC organ by Duque Cornejo
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