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Wayfarers Chapel is a church in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, noted for its unique modern architecture and location next to the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the Swedenborgian Church of North America and serves as a memorial to its founder, Emanuel Swedenborg. Location of Rancho Palos Verdes in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country State County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1973-09-07 [2] Government - Mayor Thomas D. Long [1] Area - City 13. ...
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The Swedenborgian Church in North America (also known as the General Convention of the Church of the New Jerusalem). ...
The memorial at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii commemorates American dead from wars in the Pacific. ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 75, holding the manuscript of Apocalypsis Revelata (1766). ...
The church was designed by Lloyd Wright in the late 1940s and was built between 1949 and 1951. Additions were built in later years, including a tower and a visitor center. Like many of Wright's buildings, the chapel features geometric designs and incorporates the natural landscape into the design. Frank Lloyd Wright, Jr. ...
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The church sits near the landslide-prone Portuguese Bend area. Landslide of soil and regolith in Pakistan A landslide is a geological phenomenon which includes a wide range of ground movement, such as rock falls, deep failure of slopes and shallow debris flows. ...
The Portuguese Bend Landslide is the largest area of natural vegetation remaining on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. ...
Because of its scenic location, the church is very popular for weddings, both in the chapel itself and also outside on the chapel grounds.
The church has most recently been featured in the Fox television series The OC[1], as the site of weddings and funerals. This article is about the animal. ...
The O.C. ( stands for Orange County) is an American television drama/soap opera program broadcast on the Fox Network. ...
The Wayfarers Chapel is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ...
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Entrance to the Wayfarers Chapel. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (677x974, 92 KB) Summary Wayfarers Chapel Rancho Palos Verdes, California Photo by Gyrofrog, July 1991 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Wayfarers Chapel ...
| The chapel grounds feature fountains and gardens. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (974x674, 120 KB) Summary Wayfarers Chapel Rancho Palos Verdes, California Photo by Gyrofrog, July 1991 Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Wayfarers Chapel ...
| The Lord's Prayer on the steps inside the Wayfarers Chapel. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2048 pixel, file size: 3. ...
The Sermon on the Mount by Carl Heinrich Bloch. ...
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References - ^ The O.C. Filming Locations
External links - WayfarersChapel.org
- Wikitravel info on Wayfarer's Chapel
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