Heinz Memorial Chapel is a triumph of 1930s religious architecture.
Most state-owned schools don't build chapels anymore, which is probably for the best, but Heinz Chapel sees constant use by student religious groups of all faiths.
In the lovely blue and red stained glass, there are scenes from the life of Jesus of Nazareth, of course, but also Thomas Edison, and Abraham Lincoln, and Helen Keller...and other historic figures.
It's an amazingly tall and narrow building.
Heinz Chapel is one of those great historic landmarks that I remember from earliest childhood; it reminds me of those long-ago school field trips into the city. It's always been a symbol of all the urbanity, freedom, and anonymity that I associated with this place...where I now live...with very little of any of the above.
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