Have you seen the Giant Sequoias? The great big Redwoods trees?
Wait, in context, you were referencing the architecture and building. Not just the size and age. But being built by human hands, and withstanding the test of time, weather, and everything.
*sigh* I do have to agree with you. The United States does NOT have a lot of old, impressive buildings. And even The Constitution or The Declaration Of Independence is young compared to the Magna Carta!
I think the difference between graveyards / cemeteries and having the physical remains interred in the floor/construction is .... hmm. Maybe it was a way to protect the bodies from grave-robbers? Or to show respect and honor after their life is gone? (Haven't been in a cathedral that's doubled as a crypt, but I'd imagine more than one of the named individuals was well-received in the church, or a leader/respected religious man (or woman)). Could be our culture and the social implication differences. A look into history, if you will, noting the changes wrought since the Americans became a separate nation, sovereign over their own lands.
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Date: 2013-05-12 03:31 am (UTC)Have you seen the Giant Sequoias? The great big Redwoods trees?
Wait, in context, you were referencing the architecture and building. Not just the size and age.
But being built by human hands, and withstanding the test of time, weather, and everything.
*sigh*
I do have to agree with you.
The United States does NOT have a lot of old, impressive buildings. And even The Constitution or The Declaration Of Independence is young compared to the Magna Carta!
I think the difference between graveyards / cemeteries and having the physical remains interred in the floor/construction is .... hmm. Maybe it was a way to protect the bodies from grave-robbers? Or to show respect and honor after their life is gone?
(Haven't been in a cathedral that's doubled as a crypt, but I'd imagine more than one of the named individuals was well-received in the church, or a leader/respected religious man (or woman)).
Could be our culture and the social implication differences. A look into history, if you will, noting the changes wrought since the Americans became a separate nation, sovereign over their own lands.
I wish you blessings on the rest of your journey!