As sunrise occurs over the Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel, its pink and lavender stain glass windows fill the interior with unique huesUnited States Air Force Academy Cadet ChapelAs a significant landmark in the Colorado Springs area, the Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel consists of several chapel areas supporting those of many faiths. With its 19 spires, the chapel serves as an example of modernist architecture and holds its place as a U.S. Historic Landmark.

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Churches are some of the most architecturally pleasing structures. Many employ decorative and ornate designs which holds one's attention and....contemplation. Capturing these aesthetically pleasing works serves as a personal challenge given the light-bending characteristics of my spherical lens onto a flat two-dimensional sensor.
As sunrise occurs over the Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel, its pink and lavender stain glass windows fill the interior with unique huesAs sunrise occurs over the Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel, its pink and lavender stain glass windows fill the interior with unique huesInterior panoramic image from the back of the voluminous St Paul Cathedral, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania looking towards the alterThe roof lien and crucifix of St. Clare of Assisi, in O’Fallon Illinois on a blue sky day with two heavenly clouds in the backgroundA full rainbow hands over St Clare of Assisi, O'Fallon Illinois as storm clouds yield to sunshine at sunset casting golden light over the church groundsMoonrise over University of Dayton Chapel of the Immaculate Conception on the Long Nights Moon as the church is adorn in Christmas LightsMoonrise over University of Dayton Chapel of the Immaculate Conception on the Long Nights Moon as the church is adorn in Christmas LightsMoonrise over University of Dayton Chapel of the Immaculate Conception on the Long Nights Moon as the church is adorn in Christmas LightsUniversity of Dayton’s Chapel of the Immaculate Conception No.University of Dayton Chapel of the Immaculate Conception No. 1This scene of the University of Dayton’s Immaculate Conception Chapel captures the church under clear burning blue skies. The foreground indicates this is a springtime image with brilliant red and yeThis scene of the University of Dayton’s Immaculate Conception Chapel captures the church under clear burning blue skies. The foreground indicates this is a springtime image with pink flowering treesThis scene of the University of Dayton’s Immaculate Conception Chapel captures the church under clear burning blue skies. The foreground indicates this is a springtime image with brilliant red and yeThis scene of the University of Dayton’s Immaculate Conception Chapel captures the church under clear burning blue skies. The foreground indicates this is a springtime image with brilliant red and yeThe bright white St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church contrast with the dark blue sky on this spring dayUnder clear blue skies, the Dayton VA gothic-style Protestant Chapel resides on this Miami Valley overlook as the midday sun rakes across its impressive stoneworkA front view from Piatt Park of the Covenant-First Presbyterian Church where the sunlight rakes across the front facadeThe Tudor Gothic facade on Saint Julie Billiart is warmly lit by the evening sun as the bronze capped steeple reaches for the blue skyA sunny fall day in Bellbrook Ohio where the sun backlights the golden leaves of its courtyard maple treeSidney Ohio’s The First Presbyterian Church where its tall steeples climb into the blue azure skies of autumn
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Category:Architecture and Structures
Subcategory:Churches
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Keywords:Belfry, Bell Tower, Cathedral, Catholic, alter, architectural photography, chapel, pews, steeple
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