Friday, November 25, 2011

Photo-Finish Friday--Discarded Tourist Attraction


This is an unfinished obelisk.  A great deal of work was done on it a long time ago.
It was left in the quarry after a flaw was discovered.
It's rose granite, and even incomplete it is magnificent.

12 comments:

Laurita said...

That's amazing. You've seen so many interesting things. Lucky you!

the Bag Lady said...

That's amazing.
What a disappointment it must have been when they realized it was flawed.

Hilary said...

Wow.. that's quite the piece. You must spend so much of your travels in awe.

Leah J. Utas said...

Laurita, it is and I am.

Bag Lady, it happened twice. The first flaw they got shed of, but there was no working away the second one.

Hilary, there comes a point where I wonder if I can process anything else.

Dawn said...

That's incredible. Your traveling wonders never cease.
Interesting facts.

Leah J. Utas said...

Dawn, I hope they never do.

messymimi said...

Amazing how even their least work they did with such quality. No wonder it still draws us today.

Leah J. Utas said...

They were perfectionists, Messymimi.

Reb said...

That is wonderful. I like how the currant safety branch of the gov't has painted the chains and posts so they are not a glaring intrusion on the scene.

Leah J. Utas said...

Reb, they're smart enough not to ruin the ruins.

solarity said...

Very glad you got to see that. Very glad I did not work there.

Mary Anne in Kentucky

Leah J. Utas said...

Thank you, Mary Anne.
I don't think I'd want to work there, either.