3567 x 5446 px | 30,2 x 46,1 cm | 11,9 x 18,2 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
8 maggio 2019
Ubicazione:
Phoenix Park, Dublin City, Ireland
Altre informazioni:
The Papal Cross in Dublin City's Phoenix Park is a giant crucifix designed by architects Scott Tallon Walker, and erected as a backdrop to the outdoor mass celebrated in the park by Pope John Paul II during a pastoral visit to Ireland in 1979. Not everyone liked the religious symbol, many felt it should be removed and replaced with something more in tune with nature and a public park, but to others, it's a reminder of a moment in history. It nearly came to a premature end as it was supposed to be a temporary structure, however on learning the Office of Public Works (OPW) planned to take it down, the Taoiseach of the time, Charlie Haughey, vetoed its removal and it's still there. This image appears in "Irish Follies and Whimsical Architecture" by George Munday and published by O'Brien Press in Dublin.
