Towering over West Point and the Hudson River stands the impressive protestant Cadet Chapel. Built in 1910 with native granite, it combines the Gothic Revival style with the imposing weight of medieval fortresses. The chapel’s interior is 56 feet high and adorned by stained glass windows representing the biblical heritage of Christianity, with each window given in memory of one of the different graduating classes. The main 50-foot-high window depicts West Point’s motto: “Duty, Honor, Country.” The Cadet Chapel in West Point, N.Y., on Feb. 12, 2023. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)
The interior of the Cadet Chapel at West Point, N.Y., on Feb. 12, 2023. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)
Equally fascinating is the Chapel’s pipe organ, the world’s largest in a house of worship. With 23,511 pipes, it is roughly 20 times the size of an average organ, which would typically consist of 1,200 pipes….