Last week I had an appointment at the Public House in Zurich. Already encouraging Away I noticed a concrete staircase that towered from the basement of the church St. Jakob her to heaven.
On the way back I pulled out my camera then to scan the stairs. My immediate association was to - to paraphrase Led Zeppelin - "Stairway to Heaven". As I was photographing on, I was approached by a gentleman to see if I already know the installation.
The call is "Stairway to Heaven" and led by a small, public oratory forth into the open. I should like to see the room yet again. As a professed atheist, I turned up his nose, first time - prayer room sounded already decided to believe.
Nevertheless, I ventured a look into the small room in the basement. And was pleasantly surprised, because of crosses with emaciated, suffering no Mannlis turn lane - otherwise of any religious symbols or trinkets.
Instead, natural materials, installed fresh and intensely fragrant accordingly: in particular the base of wood blocks appeared amid the hustle-gray Zurich in January, as another planet. The illuminated spots with rock crystal casts reflections on the walls held in a yellow of the sparsely furnished room, and from the top let in small windows with thick, green glass, a bit of daylight. But just a bit.
In short: even for atheists and religious muffle like me is the little chapel at the City Church of St. Jakob an interesting oasis of calm. Without the cross, altar, or preludes, no religious trinkets. This is good and worth a visit. I think at least.
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