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Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
The Architect | The Donor | The Interior | The Exterior | The Ceiling | The Windows | Architecture Terms
The Windows
The large stained glass windows were designed by the architect, Bertram Goodhue, and the largest stretches to a height of 46 feet, 3 inches, one of the largest of its kind in the nation. The windows are filled with pastel colors, such as mauve, amber and pale blue, because Goodhue did not want the colors of the stained glass to overwhelm the subtle beauty of the sculptures, woodworking, and ceiling ornamentation.
The colorful lancet windows along the East and West aisles are the work of Harold Hayden, installed in 1973. The windows are entitled "The Foundation of Things" and represent the following themes: (on the East Side from the altar to the back of the chapel) Cosmos, Air, Water, Earth, Fire (and on the West side) Plants, Animals, Man, Woman, Works of the Mind.
For more information, contact: Lorraine BrochuAssistant to the Dean for External Affairs
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
5850 South Woodlawn Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60637
(773) 702-7059
lcbrochu@uchicago.edu