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Cadet Chapel, Air Force Academy

architect

Walter Netsch, FAIA; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

location

Colorado Springs, CO

date

1962

style

 

construction

 

type

 
 
  a: chapel, angle view, photo 1966, R. Longstreth.
 
  b: chapel, side view, photo 1966, R. Longstreth.
   
  c: chapel entrance detail, photo 1966, R. Longstreth.
 
  e: view, classroom structure, photo 1966, R. Longstreth.
 
  f: detail, classroom structure, photo 1966, R. Longstreth.
 
  g: chapel, general view, photo 1976, M. Clausen.
 
  h: chapel, exterior flank detail, photo 1976, M. Clausen.
   
  i: chapel, interior nave walls, photo 1976, M. Clausen.
 

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