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Built
in 1963 . . .
Built in the shape of folded hands in prayer, wood and
stone have been used throughout the chapel: Pennsylvania
fieldstone, African mahogany for the wall paneling and
doors, the laminated curved beams and the horizontal roof
purlins are Oregon Douglas fir. The floor is Italian Aurora
marble. The chapel interior is 80 feet wide with a seating
capacity about 750.
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STATUE
OF OUR LADY OF ORCHARD LAKE
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Designed
by Joseph Jankowski, of Cleveland, an artist and alumnus,
and executed by sculptor Clarence Van Duzer. Both were
members of the faculty at Cleveland Institute of Arts
The body of the statue is comprised of three gigantic
sections. The crown and hands were executed separately.
It took Van Duzer 11 months to complete. The statue was
transported on flat bed truck to Orchard Lake, assembled,
and put into place on Dec. 5, 1962.
The head of the Madonna is 4 feet high, the eyes four
inches across. The statue is 25 feet high and 8 feet in
diameter, held together by inner copper tubing which forms
framework. About 10,000 pieces of cut, hand-formed copper
plate brazed into place to form the statue. It is suspended
on the facade of the Shrine Chapel by 3/8-inch stainless
steel cable. |
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