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Exterior - Christ the King Chapel
Canisius University,  2001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY
Canisius University  - 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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