I didn't get the Rothko Chapel. Then I needed it. Marialuisa Rincon, for the Houston Chronicle June 27, 2017 Updated: June 27, 2017 12:27 p.m.

Inside the Rothko Chapel, designed by Eugene Aubry and Howard Barnstone and completed in 1971.

A couple stood in quiet admiration of the vast black canvas flanking the Rothko Chapel's entrance. They were obviously moved. Staring at her feet, a woman in black sat stock-still on one of the wooden benches.

My boyfriend and I plopped down near her. I didn't get it. They're just big, black paintings in a windowless building. You've read your last free article on Houston Chronicle this month. To continue reading please subscribe or sign in

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My boyfriend and I plopped down near her. I didn't get it. They're just big, black paintings in a windowless building.