The pho­tos in this gallery were shot at the United States Air Force Acad­emy Chapel in Col­orado Springs. The chapel was designed by archi­tect Wal­ter Netsch. The chapel is a non-denominational Protes­tant house of wor­ship. What peo­ple may not real­ize is that along with the main Protes­tant chapel that in the lower level there’s a Catholic chapel, a Jew­ish chapel, a Bud­dhist chapel and an all faiths meet­ing room for small groups. As you enter the main chapel upstairs,  you get the feel­ing of being in a space­ship. The ceil­ings are about 100 feet tall with beau­ti­ful stained glass win­dows and a huge pipe organ. Look­ing from the inside out is incred­i­ble.  A few of years ago I had the oppor­tu­nity to attend a beau­ti­ful  mil­i­tary wed­ding of one of my son’s best friends in this chapel — an event not to be missed.  So if you are ever in Col­orado Springs, visit the United States Air Force Acad­emy Chapel. The visitor’s cen­ter and chapel are open daily and on week­ends all year except when closed on major hol­i­days. You will not be disappointed.

On Fri­day, August 28, 2009 the United States Air Force Acad­emy Chapel cel­e­brated its 50 year anniver­sary of the start of its con­struc­tion. The chapel was com­pleted in 1963.

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Map of the United States Air Force Academy