Croft Manor - Unlocking the Chapel Exit

After lighting the furnace, as described in the main walkthrough in the section on the DAIS WITH THE STONE ANGEL, the switches here are functional. Solving the next puzzle will enable you to open the exit from the chapel, located high on the wall between the two stained glass windows.

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Face the octagonal structure with the 4 golden switches so the wall with the stained glass windows is behind Lara. Pull the front right switch (shown above) twice.

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This realigns the golden panels on top of the octagonal structure so that the angel in the stained glass window to the left of the exit is illuminated, but the rest of the window remains dark.

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When you do this correctly, one of the bars holding the door shut retracts. (A cut scene clearly shows this happening. So if you don't see the cut scene, you haven't done it correctly.)

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Go around to the switch on the exact opposite side of the octagonal structure and pull it three times.

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This moves the golden panels above so the angel on the right window is illuminated.

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This retracts the bar on the right side of the exit door. (Again, a brief cut scene shows this happening.)

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