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50 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 253-4795

The MIT Chapel is a non-denominational chapel designed by noted architect Eero Saarinen. It is located on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, next to Kresge Auditorium and Kresge Oval, which Saarinen also designed. Though a small building, the Chapel is often noted as a successful example of mid-Century modern architecture in the US. Saarinen also designed the landscaping surrounding all three.Leland M. Roth included the building in his History of American Architecture, using it to illustrate the contrast between Saarinen's approach and that of Mies van der Rohe . Roth said that "through the sheer manipulation of light and the its focus on a blazingly white marble altar block, Saarinen created a place of mystic quiet."From the outside, the chapel is a simple, windowless brick cylinder set inside a very shallow concrete moat. It is 50ft in diameter and 30ft high, and topped by an aluminum spire. The brick is supported by a series of low arches. Saarinen chose bricks that were rough and imperfect to create a textured effect. The whole is set in two groves of London Planetrees, with a long wall to the east, all designed by Saarinen. The wall and trees provide a uniform background for the chapel, and isolate the site from the noise and bustle of adjacent buildings.Within is an intimate space, stunning in its immediate visual impact. Windowless interior walls are undulating brick. Like a cascade of light, a full-height metal sculpture by Harry Bertoia glitters from the circular skylight down to a small, unadorned marble altar. Natural light filters upward from shallow slits in the walls catching rippling reflected light from the moat; this dim ambient light is complemented by artificial lighting. The chapel's curving spire and bell tower was designed by the sculptor Theodore Roszak and was added in 1956.

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Red Sox-Fenway Park Boston
Distance: 0.8 mi Competitive Analysis
4 Yawkey Waypoint
Boston, MA 02215

Church of Boston
Distance: 1.1 mi Competitive Analysis
69 Kilmarnock St
Boston, MA 02215

(617) 236-7600

Church is a 225 person capacity, full-fledged music venue adorned with original artwork. The stage plays host to many local and touring artists, with every type of music passing through. Be sure to check our calendar (http://www.ticketfly.com/venue/803-church/ ) for upcoming events. Pool tables and several hi-def televisions are also in the club, showing every Boston sporting event. Interested in playing at Church? Please contact: [email protected] Please do not contact us via facebook as we don't always check it and you may not get a timely response.

Old South Church in Boston
Distance: 1.0 mi Competitive Analysis
645 Boylston St
Boston, MA 02116

(617) 536-1970

For more than 340 years, Old South Church has stood as a progressive, vibrant Christian community grounded in Jesus, alive to the Spirit, and engaged in the adventure of faith. We are an Open and Affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ, welcoming all who seek to journey toward the promised realm of God. Our life together is animated by our belief in the presence of the Living God, whom we come to know through the rhythms of worship, prayer, scripture and learning, generosity, kindness and hospitality. Old South is a spiritual home to people from all walks and stations of life, believers and questioners, people from a range of backgrounds and faith perspectives. In our worship, we draw on a variety of Christian traditions, from ancient to contemporary. Through a broad and eclectic program of service, outreach, education, and fellowship, we strive to be part of God’s work of mending the world. In all things, we rely upon the healing, unconditional nature of God’s love and grace to be our help and guide. For more about what to expect at Old South, click http://oldsouth.org/visitors/what-expect

Marsh Chapel at Boston University
Distance: 0.8 mi Competitive Analysis
735 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215

(617) 353-3560

Marsh Chapel is an interdenominational Christian ministry at Boston University as well as the University's Religious Life Office.

The First Church of Christ, Scientist
Distance: 1.1 mi Competitive Analysis
210 Massachusetts Ave
Boston, MA 02115

(617) 450-2000

The First Church of Christ, Scientist, also known as The Mother Church, is the administrative headquarters and the mother church of the Church of Christ, Scientist, also known as the Christian Science church. Christian Science was founded in the 19th century in Lynn, Massachusetts, by Mary Baker Eddy with the publication of her book, Science and Health (1875).The First Church of Christ, Scientist, is located in the 14.5-acre Christian Science Center in Boston, Massachusetts. The center is owned by the church and contains the Original Mother Church (1894), Mother Church Extension (1906), Christian Science Publishing House, Mary Baker Eddy Library, the Administration Building, Colonnade Building, and Reflection Hall. There is also a reflecting pool and fountain.In accordance with the Manual of The Mother Church, the Mother Church is the only Christian Science church to use the definite article ("the) in its title. Branch churches are named "First Church of Christ, Scientist," "Second Church of Christ, Scientist," and so on, followed by the name of the city, in the order in which they were built in that city (for example, Seventeenth Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago).

Greek Orthodox Church St Constantine & Helen
Distance: 0.7 mi Competitive Analysis
14 Magazine St
Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 876-3601

Saint Marys of The Annunciation Church
Distance: 0.7 mi Competitive Analysis
134 Norfolk St
Cambridge, MA 02139-1805

(617) 547-0120

Igreja Batista Portuguesa
Distance: 1.0 mi Competitive Analysis
114 Inman St
Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 354-4557

Abundant Life Church - Cambridge, MA
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47 Howard St
Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 864-2826

Abundant Life is a Christ-centered, bible teaching and training ministry that encourages and empowers people to spiritually and practically live life to the fullest.

The MIT Chapel
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50 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 258-9863

Saint Peter's Episcopal Church in Cambridge, MA
Distance: 0.9 mi Competitive Analysis
838 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 547-7788

Who We Are - A welcoming and warm community committed to God and one another. - Worship Services that are faithful to Scripture and a deep faith tradition that explore the mysteries of our relationship with God and with one other. - A joyful community of believers which celebrates probing questions without expecting easy answers. - A Parish community which includes college and university students and young professionals, children, singles, partnered couples and lifelong parishioners. - A Parish that is socially responsible with a commitment to justice and equality with an after school faith-based program, Afterworks for children, and a food pantry and community outreach dinner, CommonCare, that involves many volunteers both from the Parish and from outside the Parish. Found out more on our website: http://www.saintpeterscambridge.org/welcome

Seventh Day Adventist Temple
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105 Jersey St
Boston, MA 02215

(617) 536-5022

ST Mary Of The Annunciation Parish
Distance: 0.7 mi Competitive Analysis
134 Norfolk St
Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 547-0120

177 Huntington Avenue, Boston 02115
Distance: 1.1 mi Competitive Analysis
177 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115

Oblates of the Virgin Mary
Distance: 0.8 mi Competitive Analysis
Our Lady of Grace Seminary, 1105 Boylston St
Boston, MA 02215

(617) 266-5999

The Community Church of Boston
Distance: 1.1 mi Competitive Analysis
565 Boylston St.
Boston, MA 02116

617 266-6710

Christian Life Center
Distance: 0.6 mi Competitive Analysis
85 Bishop Richard Allen Dr
Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 661-1110

Life Together
Distance: 1.1 mi Competitive Analysis
40 Prescott St
Brookline, MA 02446

(617) 487-8536

Korean Church In Cambridge
Distance: 0.7 mi Competitive Analysis
35 Magazine St
Cambridge, MA 02139-3959

(617) 491-1474

St. Bartholomew's Cambridge MA
Distance: 0.8 mi Competitive Analysis
239 Harvard Street, Central Square
Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 354-8582

St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church, located in Central Square Cambridge MA, celebrates its 105th anniversary in 2013. We are a predominantly Afro-Caribbean congregation moving towards diversity. Many members are in the wisdom generation, and we also serve adults and parents of small children.

Local Business Near MIT Chapel

Bexley
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50 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139-4312

MIT Kresge Auditorium
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77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

The MIT Chapel
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50 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 258-9863

Maseeh 4037
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305 Memorial Dr
Cambridge, MA 02139

(732) 543-5300

MIT Student Center
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84 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139

(978)727-3807

Kresge Auditorium
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48 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139

Kresge Auditorium is an auditorium building for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located at 48 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was designed by the noted architect Eero Saarinen, with ground-breaking in 1953 and dedication in 1955. The building was named for its principal funder, Sebastian S. Kresge, founder of S. S. Kresge Stores and the Kresge Foundation.

Francis Russell Hart Nautical Museum
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55 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 253-5942

The Hart Nautical Gallery is a gallery in the MIT Museum at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.The original Francis Russell Hart Nautical Museum was established in 1922 at MIT as part of the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. It was incorporated into the MIT Museum in 1982.William A. Baker, a maritime historian, was curator of the museum from 1963 until his death in 1981. The collections include construction drawings of the Doris sailing yacht, designer William Hand’s surviving drawings, and material relating to shipbuilder Jacob Aaron Westervelt.

Kresge Auditorium
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77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 253-3913

Kresge Auditorium is an auditorium building for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, located at 48 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was designed by the noted architect Eero Saarinen, with ground-breaking in 1953 and dedication in 1955. The building was named for its principal funder, Sebastian S. Kresge, founder of S. S. Kresge Stores (corporate predecessor of Kmart) and the Kresge Foundation.Architectural contextSaarinen designed Kresge Auditorium in tandem with his MIT Chapel; the two buildings are separated by a "green," referred to by students as the "Kresge Oval." The ensemble is recognized as one of the best examples of mid-Century modern architecture in the US.Though unassuming by today's standards, the buildings were part of an attempt to define MIT's social cohesion. The Auditorium was where MIT students and faculty could gather for formal events, the Chapel was intended for marriages and memorials; the green that stretches between the two buildings, in the tradition of early-American urban planning, was to serve as the setting for civic events. Though the campus has grown around the buildings, the essential features of this idea are still easily legible, and the original intentions are reflected in the everyday actual usage of these spaces.

Kresge Auditorium
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
48 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 253-3913

Le Kresge Auditorium est un auditorium du campus du Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) à Cambridge dans le Massachusetts. Conçu par l'architecte Eero Saarinen, il est inauguré en 1955.

Maseeh Hall
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305 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139

The Dome, MIT
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77 Massachusetts Ave
Boston, MA 02199

Lobby 7 @ MIT
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77 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139-4301

MIT TechX
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77 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139

Building 10 Lobby
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77 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139

Subway
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77 Mass Ave, W20-500
Cambridge, MA 02139

Rogers Building
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77 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 253-2700

Multi-CoreY
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77 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02139

Campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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550 Memorial Dr
Cambridge, MA 02139

The campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located on a 168acre tract in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The campus spans approximately one mile (1.6 km) of the north side of the Charles River basin directly opposite the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.The campus includes dozens of buildings representing diverse architectural styles and shifting campus priorities over MIT's history. MIT's architectural history can be broadly split into four eras: the Boston campus, the new Cambridge campus before World War II, the "Cold War" development, and post-Cold War buildings. Each era was marked by distinct builds representing neoclassical, modernist, brutalist, and deconstructivist styles which alternatively represent a commitment to utilitarian minimalism and embellished exuberance.Campus organizationThe geographical organization of the MIT campus is much easier to understand by referring to the MIT map, in online interactive, or downloadable printable form. There is also an MIT Accessibility Campus Map available for download, which is useful for mobility-impaired visitors.Buildings 1–10 (excepting 9) were the original main campus, with Building 10, the location of the Great Dome, designed to be the ceremonial main entrance. The actual street entrance leads from 77 Massachusetts Avenue into the lobby of Building 7, at the western end of the "Infinite Corridor", which forms the east-west axis of the main group of buildings. Buildings 1–8 are arranged symmetrically around Building 10, with odd-numbered buildings to the west and even-numbered buildings to the east. In general, higher numbers are assigned to buildings as distance from the center of campus increases.

MIT McCormick Hall
Distance: 0.1 mi Competitive Analysis
320 Memorial Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139