Difference between revisions of "St. Paul's Chapel"
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St. Paul's has a number of interesting architectural features. On the exterior, the Class of 1903 Bell is located outside roughly above the left column of the front portico. It rings at 9:30am on the day of [[University Commencement]] to signal the beginning of the student procession. | St. Paul's has a number of interesting architectural features. On the exterior, the Class of 1903 Bell is located outside roughly above the left column of the front portico. It rings at 9:30am on the day of [[University Commencement]] to signal the beginning of the student procession. | ||
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| + | Prior to commencement, the church is also the location of the [[Baccalaureate Ceremony]]. | ||
The University motto, ''In lumine tuo videbimus lumen'', is carved above the main door. | The University motto, ''In lumine tuo videbimus lumen'', is carved above the main door. | ||
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The interior of the chapel, one of the prettiest on campus, features a Guastavino tiled roof and [[w:John LaFarge|John LaFarge]] stained glass windows behind the altar. The stained glass windows in the roof rotunda features the coats of arms of prominent New York families from the early 20th century. | The interior of the chapel, one of the prettiest on campus, features a Guastavino tiled roof and [[w:John LaFarge|John LaFarge]] stained glass windows behind the altar. The stained glass windows in the roof rotunda features the coats of arms of prominent New York families from the early 20th century. | ||
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| + | ==The crypt== | ||
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| + | St. Pauls' crypt is used by a number of student groups. The [[Postcrypt Cafe]]s take place there, student exhibitions are sometimes shown in the rooms, and it is used for the formal weekly meetings of the ''[[Blue and White]]''. | ||
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| + | ==In film== | ||
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| + | The [[1996]] film ''The Mirror has Two Faces'' was filmed at an organ recital at St. Paul's. | ||
== Map == | == Map == | ||
Revision as of 02:41, 12 March 2008
St Paul's Chapel was built between 1904 and 1907, and dedicated in 1907. It was not one of the few early campus buildings not designed by McKim, Mead, and White; instead, it was designed by the far more obscure firm of Howells & Stokes.
St. Paul's has a number of interesting architectural features. On the exterior, the Class of 1903 Bell is located outside roughly above the left column of the front portico. It rings at 9:30am on the day of University Commencement to signal the beginning of the student procession.
Prior to commencement, the church is also the location of the Baccalaureate Ceremony.
The University motto, In lumine tuo videbimus lumen, is carved above the main door.
The torchieres in front of the building were donated and originally from Venice.
The interior of the chapel, one of the prettiest on campus, features a Guastavino tiled roof and John LaFarge stained glass windows behind the altar. The stained glass windows in the roof rotunda features the coats of arms of prominent New York families from the early 20th century.
The crypt
St. Pauls' crypt is used by a number of student groups. The Postcrypt Cafes take place there, student exhibitions are sometimes shown in the rooms, and it is used for the formal weekly meetings of the Blue and White.
In film
The 1996 film The Mirror has Two Faces was filmed at an organ recital at St. Paul's.
Map
<googlemap lat="40.807902" lon="-73.961184" type="map" zoom="16" width="500" height="300" controls="small"> 40.807902, -73.961184, St Paul's Chapel </googlemap>
