Wayfarers Chapel

Wayfarers Chapel, or "The Glass Church" is a disassembled chapel designed by Lloyd Wright and originally located in . The chapel had unique organic architecture sited on a bluff above the Pacific Ocean.
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Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
  • Opening hours: closed
  • Type: Religious organization
  • Description: church in California, United States
  • Also known as: Wayfarer’s Chapel” and “Wayfarers chapel

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Park
is a public park located in Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California. The park is situated high atop a bluff at the southernmost end of Crenshaw Boulevard.

Places in the Area

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Town
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is a coastal city in southern Los Angeles County, California, United States. Incorporated on September 7, 1973, the city has a population of 42,287 as reported in the 2020 United States census.

Suburb
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is a city on the , in Los Angeles County, California, United States. is a gated community with private roads with three entry gates. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Wayfarers Chapel.

Suburb
is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. On the northern side of the , facing , is mostly residential. is situated 3 miles north of Wayfarers Chapel.

Wayfarers Chapel

Latitude
33.74373° or 33° 44′ 37″ north
Longitude
-118.37749° or 118° 22′ 39″ west
Elevation
203 feet (62 metres)
Open location code
8553PJVF+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 873354664
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Geo­Names ID
5407597
Wiki­data ID
Q1689682
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Spanish—“Wayfarers Chapel” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Wayfarers Chapel
  • Dutch: Wayfarers Chapel
  • French: Wayfarers Chapel
  • German: Wayfarers Chapel
  • Italian: Cappella Wayfarers
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Wayfarers Chapel
  • Norwegian: Wayfarers Chapel
  • Spanish: Capilla Wayfarers

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