The Cave Walls Still Stand
Image idea: the small window in the shrine showing bare rock.
The team also confirmed that walls of the original limestone cave still stand inside the shrine. They rise about two metres high behind the marble panels.
Before finishing, the team cut a small window into the marble of the shrine. Now pilgrims can see a patch of the bare rock wall for themselves.
This was important news. It showed that much of the cave Constantine’s builders found was still there, hidden inside the newer stonework.