Refurbishment lifts historic chapel artwork out of the shadows

Fresh airy has been shone connected ornate chromatic carvings astatine a historical chapel featured successful The Da Vinci Code.

Rosslyn Chapel successful Roslin, Midlothian, is known for its intricately carved stonework.

Now, caller lighting successful the portion of the religion known arsenic the Lady Chapel is helping visitors get a amended presumption of the artwork.

Ian Gardner, Rosslyn Chapel Trust director, said: “The Lady Chapel is the astir ornately carved portion of the gathering and the refurbished lighting truly does item immoderate of the carvings that person been successful shadiness up to now.

“The lighting truly does marque a difference, particularly implicit the winter.

“The chapel dates backmost to 1446 and is known for its craftsmanship and the astonishing fig of chromatic carvings.”

He said the caller fittings were enactment successful spot little than 2 weeks agone and person been good received.

Mr Gardner said: “We’ve had precise favourable comments from visitors since the lighting was refurbished. It’s helping visitors admit the detail.”

Services of worship proceed to beryllium held play astatine the chapel, which received a immense boost successful visitors aft it featured successful Dan Brown’s 2003 bestselling caller The Da Vinci Code.

Scenes for the consequent film, starring Tom Hanks and Audrey Tautou, were changeable successful the chapel.