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This landmark is known to be a place of worship where anyone from different faiths can pray. The United States Air Force Academy Chapel in Colorado Springs is a majestic view as it holds 17 spires of glass, aluminum, and steel. Its mission is ?to inspire men and women to become leaders of character through spiritual formation.?

The $3.5- million sanctuary, designed by Walter A. Netsch Jr., contains a separate chapel for four major religions. The Protestant chapel, located on the upper level, is decorated by stained glass windows and semi-precious stones. The Catholic chapel has a glass mosaic mural with the statues of the Virgin Mary and the angel Gabriel posed in the Anunciation scene. The Jewish chapel, circular in shape, holds a Torah Scroll salvaged from the Nazis. The Buddhist chapel features a Burmese Buddha figure.

It also has an all-faiths room which can be used by cadets of Islam and other religions. Religious services of each faith can be done without interference as each chapel has its own entrance.
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