April 7, 2011
Cloisters
I had an old friend in town this past weekend and we went to visit The Cloisters in upper Manhattan. (The Cloisters is a museum of medieval European/Christian art and architecture, and the building is actually assembled from bits and pieces of ruined abbeys and monasteries from the 12th-15th centuries.)
I was smitten over and over by the sight of gardens, sky and light through multiple iterations of windows and passageways.
There’s a metaphor about confinement, revelation, seeking, labyrinths, and illumination hiding in there somewhere….
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Laura said,
April 7, 2011 at 1:26 pm
Lovely pics!
chavisory said,
April 7, 2011 at 6:17 pm
Thanks!
Rachel W. said,
April 7, 2011 at 1:32 pm
The Cloisters is the only thing that has ever made me want to visit New York. Very nice photographs.
chavisory said,
April 7, 2011 at 6:18 pm
Oh, New York has lots else to recommend it. 😉 I tend to stay away from the noisy, crowded stuff myself.
amyontheotherside said,
April 7, 2011 at 5:33 pm
gorgeous photos
Lisa D. said,
April 7, 2011 at 8:59 pm
I think the Cloisters are a magical haven in the craziness of NYC!
Aspergirl Maybe said,
April 8, 2011 at 3:04 pm
These photos are lovely. Makes me want to curl up in a windowsill with a blanket and a good book. 🙂
chavisory said,
April 8, 2011 at 7:45 pm
Yeah, I would be there reading in the courtyards *all the time* if admission weren’t so expensive.