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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

The Force is Strong in This One

cathedral tower

Did you know that the Washington National Cathedral in DC took 83 years to build?

washington national cathedral

That the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. preached his last Sunday sermon there?

high altar national cathedral

That President Eisenhower's funeral was there in 1969, President Reagan's in 2004 and President Ford's in 2007?

And most importantly...the thing that you absolutely have to know is that up high...

cathedral tower

Sits a grotesque with a face you may not expect...

darth vader cathedral grotesque

Recognize it?

Come on....duh duh duh duh da duh duh da dum....

Indeed...
You can read about it here...

4 comments:

  1. I wonder how anthropologists will interpret that millennium from now, Darth Vader and religion at the end of the 20th century.....?

    Thanks for an interesting fact that I never knew.

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  2. lol!! that is so cool :D

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  3. I think he's perfect to scare away any wickedness that might this way come...
    (he makes about as much sense as some of those other characters!)
    :-D
    I had heard this before, but suspected it was myth -- neat to know that it is true! Did the boys LOVE this one?

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  4. i've seen it! :) what a fun fact right?

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