Celestial City

In that book, the pilgrim extricates himself from the Slough of Despond—essentially a giant water hazard—and makes his way to the aptly named Celestial City.

But, unlike the stricken Christian, Van Dyk does not reach his Celestial City.

Bunyan’s allegorical City of Destruction — and also, perhaps, the Celestial City that is its antithesis — is incarnated by modern Los Angeles.

“Celestial City: Sydney’s Chinese story”, an exhibition at the Museum of Sydney, shows what happened next.

Lewis uses his wardrobe to enter an entirely different realm - his destination is the Celestial City.