If you leave Burlington headed west, Alamance Memorial Park is the gateway to Guilford County. If you are headed east, it is the first thing you see when you leave. This 80-acre landmark cemetery was founded in 1948 and has been steadily increasing in population ever since. Located on Highway 70, or Burlington Road, the memorial cemetery is about 18 miles from downtown Greensboro. When we drive the back way to Burlington, these larger-than-life praying hands serve as quite a memorable landmark. We have always wanted to stop and see them up close and were able to do so last week. They are as bright and eye catching up close as they are from the road.
The praying hands are a 3-dimensional replica of pen and ink drawing by German artist and theorist Albrecht Dürer, made at the beginning of the 16th century. Duplicating Dürer's drawing, in two- as well as three-dimensions, is still popular almost five hundred years later. We are lucky to have this nice piece so close. We hope you enjoy today's Sacred Sunday post.
Glad you stopped to get us a close up look.
It is always interesting for me to see flat graves; we are not used to it here.
Take a look at Robert's post today
http://tagein-tagaus-athen.blogspot.com/2011/10/psalmchallenge-31.html
with the praying hands pointing downward!
Posted by: Dina | Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 05:41 AM
This is a powerful statue and photo!
Thanks for your nice comment.
Posted by: Spiderdama | Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 10:31 AM
Greetings, my friend. Nice to hear from you again. This is quite a monument. Very striking and I'm sure inspirational to many.
Posted by: Lowell (aka Jacob) | Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 11:23 AM
Recalls Rodin's Cathedral Hands. (http://www.museumstorecompany.com/Rodin-s-Cathedral-Hands-Auguste-Rodin-Museum-Paris-1908-p5154.html?gclid=CMLXmuOW_6sCFQjc4AodFlfElQ)
Posted by: Jane Mitchell | Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 12:05 PM
Thanks Dina, Spiderdrama, and Jacob. And, Jane, let's buy a pair of Cathedral Hands from the Museum Store. They can live 1/2 time at your house and 1/2 at ours.
Posted by: Janis | Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 01:00 PM
These praying hands are very powerful in their message! I love that they are so visible from far away to, by your description. It would be awesome to see them in person sometime.
Posted by: Sara | Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 05:31 PM
Thank you very much for the kind participation and these hands. Makes one glad indeed, to see that they are 'holding prayers' across half the world as well, as the wall of my entry reflects the same hands.
Please have you all a good start into the new week and please join again soon.
Posted by: robert | Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 05:33 PM
Outstanding!
The Praying Hands are splendid.
Posted by: Louis la Vache | Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 09:24 PM
Wonderful statue...
Posted by: Madge @ The View From Right Here | Monday, October 24, 2011 at 12:04 AM