Thank you, Stig.
I was not able to envision how it would look in the chapel. I'm pleasantly surprised. Obviously, so much thought has been put into the choice of colours, textures, etc.
When the press release says "the artwork represents The Queen and Prince Henrik's joint efforts through 50 years" do they mean the bronze figures on the top? Is there an explanation of those figures?
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: Her Majesty’s sepulchral monument is now set
: up and stands in Saint Bridget’s Chapel at
: Roskilde Cathedral. Here, The Queen will be
: laid to rest alongside nearly 40 Danish
: kings and queens from the early Middle Ages
: until today.
:
: The artwork represents The Queen and Prince
: Henrik’s joint efforts through 50 years, and
: The Prince’s decision to not be entombed at
: Roskilde Cathedral has not brought about
: changes in the artwork. The base is crafted
: in sandstone from France, and the three
: pillars supporting the sarcophagus are of
: Danish granite, Faroese basalt and
: Greenlandic marble, respectively. The
: elephant heads on the pillars are cast in
: silver. The sarcophagus itself is of cast
: glass, and, in a hollow space in the glass,
: two figures representing The Queen and
: Prince Henrik are sand-blasted on the inner
: side. Allegories, heraldry and symbols in
: gilded bronze are found on the top. The
: Queen will be laid to rest in a crypt under
: the sepulchral monument.
:
: As the sepulchral monument will first be
: displayed to the public after The Queen’s
: death, a covering has been prepared so that
: visitors to the Cathedral will have a chance
: to visit the chapel, even though the
: sepulchral monument has been set up.
:
: For more information:
: http://kongehuset.dk/en/news/hm-the-queens-sepulchral-monument-is-now-set-up-at-roskilde-cathedral
:
: HQ pictures:
: http://kongehuset.dk/pressefotos-og-video
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