located university main campus princeton new_jersey united_states replaces older chapel burned designed signature collegiate gothic style built university cost million delivered sermon chapel ceremony following major year restoration size design evoke small cathedral english middle ages university chapel size time built university_of_cambridge foundation poured concrete superstructure sandstone limestone main sanctuary consists gallery nave joined crossing elevated choir chapel extensive consists stained glass wood carvings stained glass great windows facing cardinal direction christian epic windows walls choir planned faculty member goal portraying scholar words synthesis christian faith modern thought chapel seats people chapel hosts weekly christian services daily hosts annual special events services history princeton_university built chapel replace chapel stood present chapel stand burned ground location new chapel chosen reasons symbolically new chapel rise ashes old practically locate new chapel centrally campus expanded eastward university supervising architect designed oversaw construction new chapel sought build crown jewel collegiate gothic motif championed princeton campus university president stake project student hostility princeton brand mainline rise ordained minister hoped new chapel majesty inspire students attend services convert high church lent support aim designed chapel assistance member firm faculty member played central role planning built worked projects princeton campus contributed design stained glass windows studio philadelphia based stained glass artist plans new chapel public called replacing chapel immediate necessity nonetheless project encountered financial problems early insurance money chapel insufficient fundraising chapel competed ongoing general capital campaign university ground ultimately broken princeton commencement ceremonies june following year laid cornerstone construction received considerable media attention promised largest university chapel united_states second largest world cambridge construction cost million completed led dedication ceremony year elaborate ceremony covered time march weeks sit ins delivered sermon chapel sermon called universal brotherhood life spiritual plaque interior south wall chapel nave commemorates occasion chapel underwent year million restoration despite complexity work chapel remained open restoration project earned stone work won tucker award renovation restoration magazine time experts working stained glass restoration called largest project undertaken united_states large single studio divided studios massachusetts pennsylvania new_york following restoration chapel ceremony people belonging buddhism christianity islam judaism gave prayers leading ceremony dean religious life thomas said christian chapel meant belong description chapel collegiate gothic design evokes english church middle ages aspects including vault supports recall french churches chapel built scale large parish church small cathedral precedent university chapel size small chapel regularly cites exeter cathedral tower architectural detail notes princeton chapel detail nonetheless differs significantly foundation poured concrete chapel built rest structure grade level masonry metal reinforcement structural steel framing roof restoration reset steel anchors arches crossing designed support addition central tower option exercised bush words felt princeton towers exterior chapel approximately size small medieval english cathedral measured exterior feet long feet wide feet high exterior constructed largely pennsylvania sandstone indiana limestone trim western end chapel entrances north west south walls additional door chapel north opens garden named recognition role chapel construction dedication garden designed chapel south additional door ground level east exterior pulpit designed oxford named honor chapel connected eastern arch connection religion scholarship resigned princeton supervising architect inclusion arch disliked nonetheless participated chapel dedication ceremony nearby replica courtyard oxford statue religious symbol associated sits atop presented princeton governor entrances sits designed sculpted main west entrance depicts jesus described book revelation relevant resembles beneath figure christ princeton_university shield illustrating university motto sub power god north south entrances depict baptism christ respectively exterior includes notable elements east wall features relief bulldog head decades old myth relates placed recognize yale_university mascot bulldog yale alumnus fact attend college unclear interest promoting yale sculptor worked chapel construction placed small carvings face bottoms flanking main entrance identifiable glasses interior measured interior chapel feet long feet wide feet high crossing interior limestone central area choir sandstone sound absorbing tile mounted parts wall vault running west east main sanctuary consists gallery nave joined crossing elevated choir seats building southeast corner houses inscribed wall facing nave prayer princeton services chapel inscription refers holds commencement ceremonies chapel east west lead upper gallery looks nave lead nave feet high named divided vertical levels arcade ground level beneath roofs configuration proportions typical english churches nave vaulted ceiling supporting recall french churches gallery level narrower medieval churches passage seating south aisle features window bays north easternmost bay entrance chapel called nave constructed wood originally intended civil war gun carriages spent year producing intricate carvings northern named burned ground present chapel built replace american flag flown uss princeton hangs north wall southern named donor staircase leads bright pulpit choir named choir elevated steps altar stands far east end altar choir stalls built carved oak speculated wood dated time according represents outstanding example american oak pulpit stands choir facing nave originated north france probably style suggests reign henry_ii oak dates church near france years private individual purchased shortly church property french revolution changed hands times obtained chapel chapel organ pipes ranks stops designed installed skinner invented stop princeton chapel organ response request princeton director music organ dismantled shipped england major restoration organs gave opening restored organ chapel consists square feet stained glass stonework wood carvings faculty member expert medieval art primary support assistance devout christian friend shared goal princeton students choose lives christian sought chapel words carefully objections christian faith articulate princeton synthesis christian faith modern thought calls stained glass heritage christianity early twentieth century stained glass windows nave north south represent aspect synthesis north windows depict biblical figures scenes south windows contain images associated human knowledge lower level depict teachings christ upper windows level depict influential figures philosophy theology poetry law science read east west science window faces window north wall scenes genesis harmony christian story creation modern means understanding large stained glass windows found main sanctuary great east window love christ choir richly decorated scenes life christ culminating image great rose process selecting scenes window contentious pitting preferences conservative colleagues family window donors liberal final compromise paired gospel scenes great west window second coming christ gallery philadelphia window friend argument students complain religion daily life window answers john come life great north window christ martyr verse mark shall endure end shall saved carved window declaring theme lower window shows historical christians noted great south window christ teacher theme declared gospel verse time john shall know truth truth shall free noted christian writers teachers depicted seven liberal arts doorway north wall nave topped carvings shields representing christian religious centers jerusalem rome canterbury flanked carvings representing seven virtues corresponding seven door leaving topped carvings shields representing medieval universities oxford paris flanked carvings representing seven liberal arts seven gifts holy spirit large stained glass windows walls choir christian divine comedy arthur north wall progress south wall notes images historical legendary people carved choir reflect intended seating chapel ceremony images figures connected music carved west choir sit images scholars carved east faculty sit altar carved images religious figures catholic saints north leaders south epic windows reinforce idea catholic north protestant south catholics wrote north south touch north south symbolically united love christ great east window stained glass windows telling story book job set walls gallery friend known delivering popular lectures job speculates friend windows included address problem evil designed windows consultation friend death chapel pays tribute places religions depicted stained glass window north nave star david christian cross star crescent windows images planned chapel built places chapel includes images figures associated princeton_university princeton president theology window nave south wall protestant leaders carved choir altar professor science window nave south wall graduate princeton graduate student law window nave south wall graduate princeton dedicated stained glass window near princeton sixth president great south window christian teachers current use chapel operates university overseen dean chapel current dean chapel princeton calls chapel home regular religious services university faith groups including year old christian community founded princeton university closely associated affiliated religious keeping tradition chapel hosts christian services sunday catholic mass celebrated daily reconciliation offered days week twice weekly chapel hosts annual special events opening exercises ceremony marking beginning university academic year held chapel service remembrance alumni day chapel hosts service remembering members princeton_university community died preceding calendar year nearby holds major performances ceremonies year chapel events include annual evening readings december westminster commencement ceremonies princeton_university graduating senior class attends service chapel sunday prior commencement provides music weekly service performs occasional concerts chapel relative size calls chapel largest university chapel world according princeton second tallest height nave crossing tallest king college chapel university_of_cambridge tower tower university_of_chicago chapel resurrection taller princeton chapel tower
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