First glimpse of the Italian Chapel
The most visited attraction on Orkney is free to visit, was constructed from scrap and Nissen huts and built entirely by Italian prisons of war in their spare time. It’s the wonderful Italian Chapel on Lamb Holm.
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"Where I, in leaving, leave a part of my heart”.
The Italian Chapel – The painted inside of a Nissen hut at The Italian Chapel
The Italian Chapel – The smooth inside walls are painted with such skill that they really do look like brickwork and tiles.
The Italian Chapel
The Italian Chapel – the altar
The Italian Chapel
The Italian Chapel – smooth paint in wonderful tromp l’oeil
The Italian Chapel – an icon