Saturday, September 19, 2009

West Point Academic School- Half Day Tour

The semester just started, but I have started feeling overwhelmed. I am happy that my brother is here to visit for three months, today is his 12 days in NYC. I finally squeeze some time out taking him out.
Something besides shopping-
West Point Academy is really close to the famous Woodbury Premium Outlet. If you are going to shop at the outlet, you should spare some time to visit this beautiful and historical school - West Point Academic.
The school has beautiful view that overlooks the Hudson River.
What shouldn't you miss? The Catholic Chapel!

Catholic ChapelThe Catholic Chapel of the Most Holy Trinity, designed by Heins and LaFarge, in the Norman Gothic style was built in 1899 and enlarged in 1959 under the direction of the noted Robert Robbins. This makes it the oldest house of worship of continuous use at the Academy.

The twenty-two stained glass windows, executed in modern style complementing the polychrome wood interior, depict soldier-saints from early, middle and modern Christian History, and memorialize Catholic graduates of the Academy killed in the service of their country.

Besides all this, the organ music that played in this chapel was fascinating. The Organ is one of the biggest in the world now.

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