“Duke University Chapel is the church that has seventy-seven windows, and those windows represent biblical characters and stories. The church cornerstone was laid on October 22, 1930. Their mission is rooted in the love of God in Jesus Christ, Duke Chapel bridges faith and understanding by nurturing and embodying the intellectual, ethical, and spiritual life. The Chapel was first used for the Ceremony in 1932 and was formally dedicated on June 2, 1935. The church's upper windows of the nave and chancel are devoted to the Hebrew Scriptures, and the lower windows of the aisles illustrate the Christian Scriptures' New Testament stories. The glass is stained by using a technique called pot metal glass, which makes for rich colors. The wide variety of figures in the windows totals between 800 and 900, and there are 301 larger-than-life-size figures. The church features more than one million pieces of glass, varying in thickness, used to create the windows. The church's two large transept windows and the excellent altar window contain prominent biblical figures.”
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