Cadet Chapel
All-faith house of worship at the U.S. Air Force Academy
Cadet Chapel
✡ Jewish, ✟ Christian, and Other | Colorado Springs, CO
The Cadet Chapel at the U.S. Air Force Academy is an all-faith house of worship for cadets and staff, with separate chapels for Protestant, Catholic, Jewish, and Buddhist faiths, and two all-faith worship rooms. The 150-foot structure is made of aluminum, glass, and steel chapel; consists of 100 identical tetrahedrons, each weighing five tons; and features 17 spires, a number the Air Force insists has “no significance.” The furnishings and pipe organs were gifts from individuals and organizations. An Easter offering taken at Air Force bases around the world in 1959 funded completion of the interior. The foyer surrounding the interior Jewish synagogue is paved with 1,631 pieces of Jerusalem stone donated by the Israeli Defense Forces. The Chapel hosts up to a million visitors per year.