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The Darth Vader at the Washington Cathedral was the result of a competition for kids to submit drawings of possible grotesques and was highly publicized when it
by pge 10y ago
The Darth Vader at the Washington Cathedral was the result of a competition for kids to submit drawings of possible grotesques and was highly publicized when it was carved, so I wouldnt necessarily call it an easter egg. But in any case, if anyone is interested, here are a couple other fun ones in the Washington Cathedral that are more easter egg like (put there by the artists of their own accord):
* On the North side, there is a grotesque that portrays a leering stone carver looking down on the girls school across the street, carved by a stonecarver to poke fun at one of his colleagues. Above it, another colleague carved a scolding Dean looking down on the leering carver
* What looks like a stray paint streak on the interior ceiling of the north transept is a rendering of Halley's comet which passed by in '86 when they were painting that ceiling
- ideonexus 10y agoI knew about Darth Vader from Dan Brown's book, but not the ones you mention. Also, if you happen to be at the Washington Cathedral, check out the 'Space Window' stained glass window that contains a piece of moon rock: https://www.nasa.gov/topics/history/features/spacewindowhistory.html https://www.nasa.gov/topics/history/features/spacewindowhist...