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Duke Chapel

Some interesting information (www.chapel.duke.edu), gleamed from the guide. For pictures, see here . Dedicated in 1935, the Chapel is built in the English Gothic style designed by The Trumbauer Company of Philadelphia, PA (Julian Abele was senior architect). The exterior has Duke bluestone from local NC quarry and Indiana limestone, while the interior is lined with Guastavino tile. The main Bell Tower is 210 ft. high, and the nave of the Chapel is 73 ft. high and 39 ft. wide. The interior space is about 291 ft. long and 63 ft. wide, with the transept 121 ft. long. The pews and altar screens inside are made of oak, and the stained glass was made by the Bonawit company of NY with Charles Jaeckle as chief designer. The main Chapel seats about 1500. A Memorial Chapel at the far left end houses the remains of the Duke's, and the lower level crypt is the resting place for Duke relatives and former presidents of the University. As you enter the Chapel (facing the Chapel), important relig