He wrote that the shrine would be a "monument of love and gratitude, a great hymn in stone as perfect as the art of man can make it and as holy as the intentions of its builders could wish it to be."
他写道，朝圣地将成为“爱和感恩的纪念碑，一首在石头上的伟大诗歌，如同人类的艺术一样完美，使它和其建设者希望的意图一样神圣”。