[HPFGU-Movie] SS/PS Chess set

[LeeMunLim03 at aol.com]

You think you can take a picture and share with the group??

Kyle Longbottom 




In a message dated 5/12/03 9:24:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
artsylynda at aol.com writes:

> 
> Thought y'all would like to know:  the 12th century chess set used as the 
> model for the big Wizard Chess set in SS/PS is on display as part of a show 
> 
> called "All the Queen's Horses" at the Kentucky Horse Park: The Role of the 
> 
> Horse in British History" running through August 24.  The Kentucky Horse 
> Park 
> is located just north of Lexington, on I-75, exit 119.  It's well worth a 
> visit anyway -- hundreds of acres of rolling bluegrass pastures, 
> representative horses from many of the breeds of the world, beautiful 
> antique 
> barns, carriage rides, horse rides, The Museum of the Horse, all kinds of 
> wonderful stuff. But that chess set in the movie totally amazed me 
> (sculptor 
> that I am) and I'm going to make a trip down there to see the original.  
> Thought y'all would like to know about it.  Do a search online for the 
> Kentucky Horse Park, there's probably more information on their site (I saw 
> 
> an article in the newspaper about it).
> 
> 
> 
> Lynda 
> * * *
> "Don't let  the Muggles get you down." Ron Weasley PoA



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