The statue of Christ was carved of Carrera white marble in Carrera, Italy, from a sketch furnished by world famous artist, George Fisher. This statue was placed in the Cathedral Room. The soda straw formation has a small hole on the underside. It forms when water comes through clay, collecting chemicals. When it comes through a tiny hole in the ceiling, it spreads out and evaporates, leaving a circle of minerals on the ceiling.
Gravity pulls the drip into a long shape and the center stays hollow.
Boxwork One of the rarest of all cave formations, boxwork forms when a crack appears in a clay-covered ledge. Water and minerals seep in and harden. When the clay is washed away, the formation is left. This room is the highest point in the cave. The crack in the columns was caused during the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812.