The Cadet Chapel at the United States Military Academy is a place of Protestant denomination worship for many members of the United States Corps of Cadets. The chapel is a late example of Gothic Revival architecture, with its cruciform floor plan, soaring arches, and ornate stone carvings. It houses the largest chapel pipe organ in the world, which consists of 23,511 individual pipes.Poughkeepsie Journal, (2003). West Point: Legend on the Hudson. Montgomery, NY: Walden Printing. pp.81–83. . The Cadet Chapel dominates the skyline and sets the architectural mood of the academy.Barkalow, Carol (1990). In the Men's House. New York: Poseidon Press p.70. Designed by architect Bertram Goodhue and completed in 1910,Simpson, Jeffrey (1982). Officers and Gentlemen: Historic West Point in Photographs. Tarrytown, NY: Sleepy Hollow Press. p.164. it replaced the neoclassical Old Cadet Chapel which had been built in 1836. The Old Cadet Chapel was deconstructed and relocated to the entrance of the West Point Cemetery, where it stands today.Crackel, Theodore (1991). The Illustrated History of West Point. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. p.129.
See also United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel (including Protestant chapel) United States Naval Academy Chapel United States Merchant Marine Academy#Mariners' Memorial Chapel
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For all six USMA chapels, go to Office of the USMA Chaplain and click on "Chapels" in left-hand column. USMA official website. Retrieved 2010-02-06. The Cadet Chapel (booklet by the Cadet Chapel Board, 1958)