The Bell on the Wall
by Robert Wilder Jr
Title
The Bell on the Wall
Artist
Robert Wilder Jr
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
This bell is at the top of Capilla Del Cristo Chapelin Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Built atop the old city wall the tiny chapel honors a miraculous event. :Legend has it that a horse rider lost control of his horse and fell off the wall at this very site. The fall should have killed the rider, but he survived and in 1753 built this chapel to commemorate the miracle.
Today the chapel is open on Tuesdays and holidays. Its walls are adorned with small "milagros", silver representations of arms, legs, hearts and lungs brought by the faithful hoping the chapel will cure their ills.
You can find it the end of Calle Cristo. It overlooks San Juan Bay and the cruise port.
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March 20th, 2016
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