a quiet place - the cloisters

I had a day off so I thought I'd head over to my old neighborhood at the northern tip of Manhattan. I used to live next door to a lovely park called Fort Tryon Park and within that park is a special place called the Cloisters. The Cloisters were built by John D. Rockefeller in the early 1930's to house a sizable collection of medieval antiquities. It has since been taken over by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and if you ever have the opportunity to go there, do it.

It's one of those quiet places.  The architecture and landscaping all work together to give a feeling of tranquility and reverence.  The artwork and relics are all laid out in strikingly beautiful and historically accurate settings.  There are rooms for praying, grieving, and being touched by the beauty of the craftsmanship that was perfected in 1500's Europe.

Here are my pics from the day...enjoy.

 

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