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Exterior - Christ the King
Chapel
Canisius
College 2001 Main Street, Buffalo,
NY
Canisius College - Office website
Constructed: |
1950-51 |
Architects: |
Duane Lyman and
Associates |
Contractor: |
John W. Cowper Co. |
Style: |
Romanesque
Revival |
Exterior building material: |
Granite with lighter trim of Indiana
limestone |
Windows: |
Pike
Stained Glass of Rochester |
Seating: |
492 |
Total cost: |
$439,992 |
2019
Photos
![]() West elevation ... Romanesque Revival style ... Granite ... Wheel window is one of five rose windows in the chapel ... Side aisles ... Details, from the top down, below: ![]() Celtic cross: Cross of Iona ... finial ![]() Blind arcade ... Wheel window ![]() ![]() Compound arches and engaged columns ![]() Compound arches ... Horizontal chevrons (near top of photo) and curved zigzag molding ![]() Compound engaged columns including a rope, smooth shafts ![]() Capitals top row: corner acanthus leaves ... Dove(?) ... S scrolls ![]() Lattice windows ![]() Granite ... Indiana limestone cornerstone |
Color photos and their arrangement © 2019 Chuck LaChiusa
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