A Brooklyn Church Uncovers a Long-Hidden Celestial Scene

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THE NEW YORK TIMES
By David W. Dunlap
Eight-pointed stars in gold, yellow and red have been revealed during the renovation of the 165-year-old Episcopal church.
NEW YORK---At Christmas, thoughts at many churches turn to a certain star. At Grace Church in Brooklyn Heights, thoughts are of a thousand stars or more. That’s how many long-hidden stars have been uncovered in the ceiling of the building, a 165-year-old Episcopal church at Hicks Street and Grace Court, under a $5 million renovation that includes a new copper roof, new insulation, new lighting, new wiring and a much-needed cleaning of many of the 3,200 organ pipes. What had looked until a few months ago like a dull ceiling of plain wood planks turned out to be a dazzling celestial extravaganza of eight-pointed stars in gold, yellow and red — so lacy they might be taken for snowflakes — set in an expansive vault of royal blue. [link]

The church opened in 1848, and the ceiling was painted over in the early 20th century with a pattern of false wood, or faux bois.

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