Kresge Chapel
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Kresge Chapel is a modernist brick and concrete chapel at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, celebrated for its serene cylindrical form, skylit altar, and innovative design by architect Eero Saarinen.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
chapel
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modernist building → religious building → |
| architect |
Eero Saarinen
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| architecturalStyle |
Modernism
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| associatedInstitution |
MIT Office of Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life
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| associatedWith |
Kresge Auditorium
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| campus |
MIT campus
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| category |
MIT buildings
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churches in Cambridge, Massachusetts → |
| city |
Cambridge
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| country |
United States
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| denomination |
non‑sectarian
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| designer |
Eero Saarinen
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| feature |
free‑standing bell tower
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reflecting pool → skylit altar → |
| function |
non‑denominational chapel
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| hasAltar |
central altar under skylight
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| hasBellTower |
separate campanile
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| hasPlan |
centralized plan
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| location |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology → |
| material |
brick
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concrete → |
| namedAfter |
Sebastian S. Kresge
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| notableFor |
innovative use of natural light
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modernist religious architecture → serene interior → |
| owner |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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| region |
New England
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| shape |
cylindrical
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| state |
Massachusetts
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| surroundedBy |
moat‑like reflecting pool
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| use |
meditation
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religious services → weddings → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Eero Saarinen
("Kresge Chapel, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts")
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designed |
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MIT Cambridge campus
("MIT Chapel")
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Eero Saarinen
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