I share with you today some scenes from New York City, specifically the area around Rockefeller Center, which is illuminated with angels, plenty of lights and a huge Christmas Tree with thousands of lights, lit up right after Thanksgiving until January 6th. I have some great memories of New York as I spent 22 years there. Just below the Tree, there is a skating rink where thousands of visitors try their skates on it, while millions of photos are taken in this area alone during this season of joy.
One of my highlights was a
trip to the city during Christmas week, to walk through 5th Avenue, visit St
Patrick's Cathedral, of course Rockefeller Center, and the one of the 7 unknown
wonders of New York, the reredos of St Thomas Episcopalian church on 5th
Avenue. The statues in this huge reredos are of various Christian saints,
prophets, reformers, and Christian dignitaries, including President George
Washington. It is 80 feet (24 m) high and consists of more than 60
stone figures. It was designed by architect
Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue (1869–1924) and sculptor Lee Lawrie (1877–1963.) (Click to enlarge and see the incredible detail.)
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