Gezicht op St George's Chapel van Windsor Castle c. 1860 - 1880

This stereoscopic image of St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, captured by Frederick York, presents us with more than just a building; it presents us with a symbol, an icon of enduring power and spiritual aspiration. Notice the pointed arches and soaring vertical lines of the Gothic architecture, elements that have echoed through centuries. The aspiration to the divine is made visually manifest. These forms can be traced back to medieval cathedrals, where they served to elevate the soul towards God. One finds echoes of this reaching upward in the spires of Chartres, in the very concept of the Tower of Babel, an ambition coded in stone. The chapel is not merely a structure but a vessel brimming with collective memory. As such, it invites reflection on the cyclical nature of history and the perpetual return of symbolic forms.