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Encyclopedia > Rockefeller Chapel
The carillon tower of the Rockefeller Chapel.
The carillon tower of the Rockefeller Chapel.

Rockefeller Chapel is, by order, the tallest building on the campus of the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. It was meant by patron John D. Rockefeller to be the "central and dominant feature" of the campus. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1536 × 2048 pixel, file size: 920 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Description: The carillon tower of the Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1536 × 2048 pixel, file size: 920 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Description: The carillon tower of the Rockefeller Chapel at the University of Chicago. ... The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... John Davison Rockefeller, Sr. ...


Designed by architect Bertram Goodhue between 1918 and 1924, and built between 1925 and 1928 without the use of structural steel, it contains about 70 integrated figural sculptures by artists Lee Lawrie and Ulric Ellerhusen, and interior work by mosaicist Hildreth Meiere. Today the chapel is used for ecumenical worship services, weddings, guest speakers, musical programs, and occasional film screenings. It occupies a full block and can seat 1700 people. Goodhue by Lee Lawrie, holding the Rockefeller Chapel, Chicago, Illinois Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue (April 28, 1869 - April 23, 1924) was a renowned American architect celebrated for his work in neo-gothic design. ... Grill work from Education Building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Lee Oscar Lawrie (October 16, 1877 - January 23, 1963) was one of Americas foremost architectural sculptors and a key figure in the American art scene preceding World War II. His work includes the details on the Capitol building in Lincoln, Nebraska and... Figural sculpture representing Introspection at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco The March of Religion on the Rockefeller Chapel, figure of Christ in the center Ulric Henry Ellerhusen (1879 - 1957) first name variously cited as Ulrich or Ulrik, surname sometimes cited as Ellerhousen) was a German-American sculptor... Hildreth Meiere (1892 New York City – 1961), American artist, architectural artist, muralist and mosaicist. ...


The chapel contains the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon and tower, a separate gift from Rockefeller in 1932 in honor of his mother. This 72-bell carillon is the second-largest carillon (and the second-largest musical instrument) in the world, by mass, after the carillon at Riverside Church on the Upper West Side of New York City, which Rockefeller also founded in honor of his mother. Laura Spelman Rockefeller, (known as Cettie) (1839-1915) was a philanthropist, namesake of Spelman College and wife to John D. Rockefeller. ... The Netherlands Carillon in Arlington, Virginia, USA. A carillon is a musical instrument composed of at least 23 cup-shaped bells played from a baton keyboard using fists and feet (such an instrument with fewer than this number of bells is known as a chime). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Upper West Side is a neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that lies between Central Park and the Hudson River above West 59th Street. ... Nickname: Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1625 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area  - City  468. ...


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Academics The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. ... The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. ...

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Divinity SchoolGraduate School of BusinessHarris School of Public Policy StudiesLaw SchoolPritzker School of MedicineSchool of Social Services Administration The University of Chicago Divinity School is a graduate institution at the University of Chicago dedicated to the training of academics and clergy across religious boundaries. ... The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, also known as Chicago GSB, or simply The GSB, is one of the world’s leading business schools and the second oldest in the United States. ... The Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies is one of the nations leading graduate schools devoted to public policy research, analysis, and training. ... The University of Chicago Law School, having recently celebrated its centennial in the 2002-2003 school year, has established itself as a high profile part of the University of Chicago. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration (SSA) is one of the worlds leading school’s for the training of social worker’s, ranking 3rd (US News) and 1st according to the (Gourman Report). ...


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The CollegeArgonne National Laboratory • Graham School of General Studies • FermilabLaboratory SchoolsUniversity of Chicago HospitalsYerkes Observatory Many offices and classes of the College are located in the heart of the campus. ... Aerial photo of the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory. ... Aerial view of the Fermilab site. ... The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools (also Lab School and abbreviated UCLS; the upper classes are nicknamed U-High) is a private, co-educational day school in Chicago, Illinois. ... The University of Chicago Hospitals are a set of hospitals located in Chicago, Illinois. ... 1897 photo of the 102 cm (40 inch) refractor at the Yerkes Observatory. ...

Campus The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. ...

Breckinridge • Burton-Judson Courts • Chicago Theological SeminaryGerald Ratner Athletics CenterHutchinson HallJohn Crerar LibraryMidway PlaisanceOriental InstituteQuadrangle ClubRegenstein LibraryRobie HouseRockefeller Chapel • Seminary Co-op • Shoreland Hotel • Snell-Hitchcock The front of Breckinridge house Breckinridge House is currently a dormitory serving the University of Chicago. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Chicago Theological Seminary is an ecumenical seminary of the United Church of Christ. ... The Gerald Ratner Athletics Center is a $51 million state-of-the-art athletics facility within the University of Chicago campus in the Hyde Park neighborhood. ... Interior of Hutchinson Hall Hutchinson Hall at the University of Chicago is modelled, nearly identically, on the hall of Christ Church, one of Oxford Universitys constituent colleges. ... The John Crerar Library at the University of Chicago is recognized as one of the best libraries in the country for research and teaching in the sciences, medicine, and technology. ... Midway Plaisance is a linear park located near Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois approximately 5 miles from the downtown Loop area. ... The Art-Deco doors of the Oriental Institute Head of a bull that once guarded the entrance to the Hundred-Column Hall in Persepolis The Oriental Institute (OI), established in 1919, is the University of Chicagos archeology museum and research center for ancient Near Eastern studies. ... Quadrangle Club is the name of the faculty club at the University of Chicago. ... The Joseph M. Regenstein Library is the main library of the University of Chicago, named after industrialist and philanthropist Joseph Regenstein. ... The Robie House The Robie House, as featured on a USPS stamp The Robie House is a residential masterpiece designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1910. ... Seminary Cooperative Bookstores, Inc. ... The Shoreland The Shoreland is a former hotel in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. ... Snell-Hitchcock comprises two residence halls at the University of Chicago. ...

History The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. ...

Chicago Pile 1George Herbert Jones LaboratoryMetallurgical LaboratoryNotable Faculty and AlumniOld University of ChicagoStagg Field On December 2, 1942, the worlds first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction took place in the worlds first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile Number One, shortened as CP-1, built on a racquets court under the abandoned west stands of the Alonzo Stagg Field stadium on the University... The George Herbert Jones Laboratory, at 5747 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, is a facility building of the University of Chicago. ... The Metallurgical Laboratory or Met Lab at the University of Chicago was part of the World War II–era Manhattan Project, created by the United States to develop an atomic bomb. ... // Luis Alvarez (S.B. 1932, S.M. 1934, Ph. ... The University of Chicago, now known as the Old University of Chicago, was a Baptist college founded in 1857 by Stephen Douglas. ... Stagg Field was a stadium in Chicago, Illinois. ...

Sports and Traditions The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. ...

MaroonsBig Ten ConferenceWave the Flag • O-Week • Scavenger HuntSummer BreezeUniversity Athletic Association The University of Chicagos intercollegiate sports teams are called the Maroons (after the color), and they compete in the NCAAs Division III. They are primarily members of the University Athletic Association and were co-founders of the Big Ten Conference in 1895. ... The Big Ten Conference is the United States oldest Division I college athletic conference. ... Wave the Flag (For Old Chicago) is the fight song for the University of Chicagos athletic teams, the Maroons. ... Qwazy Quad Rally, Scav Hunt 2005, item #38. ... Note: For the 1972 famous album of duo Seals and Crofts, see Summer Breeze (album) For the eponymous famous song, see Summer Breeze (song). ... The University Athletic Association (UAA) is an athletic conference which competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Associations (NCAA) Division III. Member teams are located in Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Ohio and New York. ...

Student Organizations The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. ...

The Chicago MaroonChicago WeeklyThe Midway ReviewDoc Films • FOTA • Hype • The Second City • University Theater • WHPK-FM The Chicago Maroon, known as the independent student newspaper of the University of Chicago since 1892, is a semi-weekly publication with a circulation of 7,500. ... Doc Films, or the Documentary Film Group, is on record with the Museum of Modern Art in New York as the longest running student-film group in the United States, founded in 1929 at the University of Chicago. ... The Second City Logo The Second City is a long-running improvisational comedy troupe based in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago, with offshoot troupes in other cities, most notably Toronto. ... WHPK 88. ...


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