USAFA Cadet Chapel, Contributing to NRHP District, Colorado Springs
Posted by: ronjean
N 39° 00.481 W 104° 53.427
13S E 509485 N 4317672
United States Air Force Academy, Cadet Area NRHP District includes this chapel and classroom buildings
Waymark Code: WM6GX5
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 06/02/2009
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The Chapel, completed in 1963, is the focal point of the Cadet Area with its triangular row of seventeen spires set against the backdrop of the peaks of the Rocky Mountains. Its architecture has made it an icon representing the entire Academy. The structure is a tubular steel frame of 100 identical tetrahedrons. The tetrahedrons are spaced a foot apart, creating gaps in the framework that are filled with one-inch thick colored glass.