Knights of Columbus Incarnation Dome
Installation of Mosaic
Nearly 100 feet above the marble floor of the Basilica
of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in
Washington, a work of art is unfolding on a ceiling dome
as workers install a mosaic composed of approximately
2.4 million tiles of colored glass.
Though their work is hidden from public view by an
elaborate scaffolding structure, an ascent up an
elevator, then up two sets of staircases, reveals a
partially completed mosaic, named the Knights of
Columbus Incarnation Dome. The Knights of Columbus
donated $1 million to the Incarnation mosaic creation
and installation process; the total cost of the project
will be approximately $3 million said the shrine's
rector, Msgr. Walter R. Rossi. READ MORE . . .
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