July 26, 2007
The Hall of Virgin Marys - Santuario de Torreciudad - Aragon, Spain
I had the very fortunate opportunity to visit the Shrine in Torreciudad which is run by the Opus Dei. It was really wonderful experience visiting what they call a "modern" cathedral. Right below the Shrine is a big long hallway with small room over to each side that held over 400 virgin mary statues from around the world. People from just about every country sent in the various statues and they assembled all together in one place. It was truly fascinating to run from table to table say "Hey look at this one" or "Isn't this one just plain different". It kinda changes your typical view of how the Virgin Mary is depicted when you see how all these places see her. The above picture is one I took and really liked. It's done in selective color, and I think came out really excellent. The central figure is sharp and seems to stand out among the two in the back. Plain and more rich.
Here is a picture of what one of the walls of the hall looked like.
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