Music from Duke Chapel’s Aeolian Organ, with 7,000 pipes, has lifted countless hearts and voices since it was installed in 1932 as part of the building’s original construction.
Aeolian Organ inside Duke Chapel
Aeolian Organ inside Duke Chapel
Tag Archives: Duke Chapel
Memorial Chapel inside Duke Chapel
The Memorial Chapel is located just off the main area of the Duke Chapel, behind iron gates. On the altar are three limewood figures: St. Paul, Jesus, and St. Peter. Entombed in the Memorial Chapel are the benefactors for whom the University is named, Washington Duke and his two sons, Benjamin N. Duke and James B. Duke.
Memorial Chapel inside Duke Chapel
Inside Duke Chapel
Beautiful architecture inside Duke Chapel and a colorful stained glass window. A pastor is talking to a parishioner.
Duke Chapel Interior
Pastor at Duke Chapel Interior
Duke Chapel Archway
Archway architecture leading to the side door to Duke Chapel
Duke Chapel Archway
Doors and Windows at Duke Chapel
Doors and windows complement the Gothic architecture of Duke Chapel
Entrance to Duke Chapel
Window to Duke Chapel
Eastern Redbuds at Duke Chapel
Eastern Redbuds provide a colorful contrast to the Gothic architecture of Duke Chapel and the surrounding buildings
Eastern Redbuds at Duke Chapel
Photographing Duke Chapel
A lot of opportunities to photograph the chapel and blooms while walking the paths on the side of Duke Chapel
Photographing Duke Chapel
Path to Duke Chapel with Blooms
Side View of Duke Chapel
A side view of Duke Chapel with blooming Cherry Blossom trees
Duke Chapel Side View
Duke Statue at the Chapel
James Buchanan Duke is depicted on the statue as larger than life, standing atop an octagonal plinth or pedestal of polished dark granite in front of Duke Chapel. He is holding a walking stick in his right hand and the ever-present cigar in his left hand.
James Buchanan Duke (1856–1925) was an American industrialist and philanthropist known for revolutionizing the tobacco industry, building a massive hydroelectric power empire, and founding Duke University.
Duke Chapel behind the James Duke Statue
James Duke Statue in front of Duke Chapel
Duke Chapel Stone
Duke Chapel Rising Up
Duke Chapel at a Different Angle
Duke Chapel
The architectural style of the Duke Chapel is inspired by English Gothic and represents one of the last great collegiate Gothic projects in this country.
Duke Chapel
Duke Chapel Full View
Arches Leading to the Door
Symmetry of stone arches leading to the door at Duke Chapel, Raleigh, North Carolina. Impressive in both color and black & white images.
Leading to the Door
Doorway Arches
Stone Arches
The simple yet attractive design of stone arches at Duke Chapel in North Carolina
Stone Arches
Windows with Style
The 77 Duke Chapel windows were designed and constructed over a three-year period by 15 artists and craftsmen. They are constructed from over one million pieces of glass, imported from England, France, and Belgium and varying in thickness between 1/8 and 3/16 inch. The largest window measures 17.5 by 38 feet, and the smallest measures just 14 by 20 inches.
Impressive Window