So i went down to detroit today to shoot a music video at St. agnes church. got to check out a pretty interesting tile inlaid into the floor. i saw a pic of this and wanted to check it out myself (where in the floor was it, was it added later, was it possibly carved.) and i can tell you this.
1. It was definitely laid with the tile around it (not sure when that was) or the whole church went through a regrouting after it was put in which seems highly unlikely to me.
2. its the real deal about a quarter inch deep and definitely not carved there the sides on the inside of it are clean cut and uniform no tool marks
3. its in a pretty bizarre spot. from my best estimate its either under the first seat section from the center isle of the back pew. or just next to the pew? its in the back row right near the center isle kind of a weird spot to find it i thought.
the ole google box tells me there are all kinds of swastikas in american churches as they were used a lot in architecture and design before world war 2. this church was build in 1913 so plenty of time before some one shat all over the symbol.
Heres where i scratch my head. the ole google box returns picture after picture of big prominent DECORATIVE swastikas and ornate wall DECORATION with swastikas in it but nothing about little hidden swastikas in the floor tiles. I'm sure theres more info out there and I'm gonna keep digging and see what i can find I'm sure il update this thread later.
And I'm not posting this here because i have some affinity for the symbol because of a certain political organization or group. i have an affinity for this symbol for the same reason ole hitler did..... because its been used OVER AND OVER throughout history, and it always seems to pop up in unique spots. hitler saw this and so have countless others. maybe its just a cool design that people like. maybe its a secret marking for the elite to recognize. maybe it just means luck(which is a meaning it held for quite some time) but either way this tile was in a weird ass spot.
without further adieu
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i went out to the web and snagged a pic of the surroundings so u guys can get an idea of the gothicness of it all
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The bottom of this photo you see the isle terminate at the edge. right about there is where the swastika is. this photo really old and the place is in so much worse shape now. there is NOOO veneer on anything any more all exposed structural masonry. the ground is piled up and all uneven as the ceiling has mostly caved in by the pillars. its a mess nowadays.
Wudya guys thinks? pretty nifty huh all kinds of cool things right in our own backyards.
*edit* the church was built in 1913 totally thought i had that in there >.<
*re edit* I did say it was built in 1913 >.<