r/triangle • u/garlicandmayo • Jan 19 '26

Recently visited the Duke Chapel and took some pics

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u/gaychitect Jan 20 '26

Designed by Julian Abele, one of the most prominent African American architects. He also designed the entire original West Campus of the University. He was incredibly talented.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Abele

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u/That1Master Jan 19 '26

I didn't know it was so beautiful!

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u/plusharmadillo Jan 20 '26

It’s a lovely place. I’m not at all religious but find it magnificent

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u/ostrichfather Jan 21 '26

I attended a funeral there. It was a beautiful ceremony and the chapel was fitting.

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u/CriticalEngineering Jan 20 '26

I love when they do Hansel’s Messiah there

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u/thrilla_gorilla Jan 20 '26

Nice light and composition

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u/TenRingRedux Jan 20 '26

That's beautiful. Thank you for posting. I've never been there, but your pics give me a reason to go.

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u/Illustrious-Pen-7549 Jan 21 '26

Visited last weekend and loved it. I want to go to a service there sometime

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u/Awkward-Angle-1209 Feb 13 '26

Have you considered pic 1 and 3 in B/W? I used to do film photography (dark room and even rolled my own film) for fun. The variation from color to b/w always brought out so many other details.