Stones and gold gilt-painted gargoyles awaiting restoration at York Minster Cathedral, York, England.
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To show reverence to history and beautiful art objects, is to show reverence to oneself and honor the future.
Posted by: rochambeau | 17 February 2008 at 15:57
Beautiful! More historic places like this should be taken back to how they originally looked.
Posted by: Amy | 17 February 2008 at 08:48
How nice that Europeans 'restore' things. Over here they get torn down. We seem to have nothing that lasts here. I adore leaving the old in with the new.
xo
Posted by: Gillian | 17 February 2008 at 03:20
OOOHHH Golden Gargoyles..there's a story in there somewhere...yes, one of magic and intrigue!
Posted by: Pam Aries | 17 February 2008 at 01:49
Talk about a gilded tongue...
:)
xo
Posted by: tinker | 16 February 2008 at 22:26
my dear tara...restoration work is among my favorite to do...there is a stillness in recreating something to past perfection...i have missed visiting you...hugs, r
Posted by: Cre8Tiva | 16 February 2008 at 18:19
I think it would be so interesting to do restoration work....I thought about textile restoration briefly when I was in school.
Posted by: stephanie | 16 February 2008 at 17:19