John B. Begley Chapel is a chapel located on the campus of Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Kentucky designed by architect E. Fay Jones, completed in 1997. Jones' design was inspired by agricultural forms common to the surrounding area.[1]
| Begley Chapel | |
|---|---|
| John B. Begley Chapel | |
 Exterior of the chapel | |
  Begley Chapel Location in Kentucky  Begley Chapel Begley Chapel (the United States) | |
| 37°6′10″N 85°18′0″W / 37.10278°N 85.30000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Status | Open |
| Founder(s) | Lindsey Wilson College |
| Dedicated | October 10, 1997 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Fay Jones |
| Groundbreaking | November 16, 1996 |
| Specifications | |
| Width | 44 feet (13 m) |
| Height | 60 feet (18 m) |
| Number of floors | One |
| Materials | Brick, steel, glass, wood |
Architecture
editJones designed two adjacent cylindrical spaces linked by an arched brick tunnel. Both windowless brick cylinders are capped by steel and glass covers termed "crowns" by Jones. An 800-pound curved Ozark red oak door serves as the entry, set into a stepped brick door jamb. Kentucky contractor James N. Gray Company built the structure which was funded by an anonymous $2 million donation.[2]
At an event celebrating its 20th anniversary, the chapel was described as “...a beautiful and unusual, symmetrical work of architecture that captures your eyes from the outside. Then if you walk on the inside, you find out there are no windows -- so it raises your gaze up to the heavens so that you can look to God.”[3]
See also
edit- Thorncrown Chapel (1980), designed by Jones in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
- Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel (1988), designed by Jones in Bella Vista, Arkansas
References
edit- ^ "The John B. Begley Chapel". Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "John B. Begley Chapel". Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "LWC Community Celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the Begley Chapel". Retrieved 24 September 2023.