But was built to celebrate the sacred
It rises and is majestically glorious
More than the sum total of effort
Greater than number of sculptures
More than outrageous beauty
It is an architectural accomplishment
Remembering a people now past
Who were victorious, and brilliant
They were moved by their passions
This site, a message to the future sent
Telling all who witness to look in awe
That this was more than simple existence
This was greatness, without pretense
"... a rival to that of Solomon, and erected by some ancient Michelangelo,
might take an honorable place beside our most beautiful buildings. It is
grander than anything left to us by Greece or Rome, ..." Henri Mouhot
