Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Rockefeller Chapel is a Gothic Revival chapel on the campus of the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. A monumental example of Collegiate Gothic architecture, it was meant by university patron John D.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: church building in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
- Also known as: “Rockefeller Chapel” and “University Chapel”
- Address: 5850 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Robie House and Museum of Science and Industry Chicago.
Robie House
The Frederick C. Robie House is a historic house museum on the University of Chicago campus in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Robie House is situated 550 feet northeast of Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.
Museum of Science and Industry Chicago
Museum
The Museum of Science and Industry is a private, non-profit science museum located in Jackson Park, the Hyde Park neighborhood, Chicago, Illinois. It is adjacent to Lake Michigan and the University of Chicago campus. Museum of Science and Industry Chicago is situated 3,900 feet east of Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.
Renaissance Society
Museum
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The Renaissance Society, founded in 1915, is an independent contemporary art museum located on the campus of the University of Chicago, with a focus on the commissioning and production of new works by international artists. Renaissance Society is situated 1,100 feet west of Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hyde Park and Woodlawn.
Hyde Park
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Hyde Park is one of Chicago's most famous neighborhoods, most certainly so on the South Side, located along the south lakefront. Having played host to the White City, the University of Chicago, President Obama, the setting for Richard Wright's Native Son, and…
Woodlawn
Suburb
Woodlawn is a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, near the shore of Lake Michigan 8.5 miles south of the Loop. It is one of the city's 77 municipally recognized community areas, bounded by the lake to the east, 60th Street to the north, King…
Washington Park
Suburb
Washington Park is a community area on the South Side of Chicago which includes the 372 acre park of the same name, stretching east-west from Cottage Grove Avenue to the Dan Ryan Expressway, and north-south from 51st Street to 63rd.
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.78853° or 41° 47′ 19″ northLongitude
-87.59704° or 87° 35′ 49″ westElevation
591 feet (180 metres)Levels
8Named after
John D. RockefellerOpen location code
86HJQCQ3+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 150457349OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchGeoNames ID
4907957Wikidata ID
Q7355039
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In Other Languages
“Rockefeller Memorial Chapel” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “洛克菲勒礼拜堂”
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