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Title: darth vader is watching you from the washington national
Post by: on May 14, 2007, 04:03:00 pm
linka-dinka-doo (http://www.fraudwasteabuse.com/2007/03/darth-vader-is-watching-you-from-the-washington-national-cathedral.html)
Title: Re: darth vader is watching you from the washington national
Post by: sweetcell on May 14, 2007, 04:16:00 pm
how timely.  i was at the cathedral just yesterday, having a picnic with the lady and lazing about in the sun.  even saw the vader head, which i check out every time i'm there - neat to see popular culture affecting religion like that.  random sweetcell factoid: last time i was at the cathedral it was to take the lady for a picnic on our first date, followed up by dinner at mie n yu.
 
 while the existance of this is ancient news for me, personally, i did learn one thing for the link:  the vader is a grotesque and not a gargoyle.  i'm smarts!!!
Title: Re: darth vader is watching you from the washington national
Post by: Shadrach on May 14, 2007, 04:49:00 pm
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Originally posted by sweetcell:
  how timely.  i was at the cathedral just yesterday, having a picnic with the lady and lazing about in the sun.  even saw the vader head, which i check out every time i'm there - neat to see popular culture affecting religion like that.  random sweetcell factoid: last time i was at the cathedral it was to take the lady for a picnic on our first date, followed up by dinner at mie n yu.
 
 while the existance of this is ancient news for me, personally, i did learn one thing for the link:  the vader is a grotesque and not a gargoyle.  i'm smarts!!!
I've been there several times over the years and never been able to find Vader. Now I know where he is, but the link says he is almost impossible to see without binoculars.
Title: Re: darth vader is watching you from the washington national
Post by: Venerable Bede on May 14, 2007, 05:07:00 pm
i particularly like the robert e. lee and stonewall jackson stained glass windows
Title: Re: darth vader is watching you from the washington national
Post by: ggw on May 15, 2007, 10:12:00 am
<img src="http://shop.starwars.com/kernel/imageload?table=cat_images;ttl2=15;key1=406049_img1;key2=-100_img1" alt=" - " />
Title: Re: darth vader is watching you from the washington national
Post by: jd930 on May 15, 2007, 10:30:00 am
Years ago I had a chance to tour various parts of the cathedral roof and saw many cool grotesques up there.  I do not remember all of them, but I do remember Vader and a little guy carrying a golf bag.  In addition to the contest winners mentioned in the link, many stone masons put "signature" carvings and characters where they work...leading to a lot of non-traditional things on various buildings.