![]() ![]() ![]() Hung in 1964, they were rewired in 2003 with fiber optics that can be controlled with a dial, which allows them to create 124 different moods with light. ![]() It’s not the same as a chapel, but there’s a deep, deep reverence of dignity, overwhelming dignity that can’t be replicated anywhere.” Four sixteen-foot-tall chandeliers with Czechoslovakian lead crystal command the area. Colonel John Ripley, Class of 1962, once breathed, “This is the Sistine Chapel of the Navy. The stairs leading to this grand hall still bear the imprints of the many who have come to pay their respects over the past 100 plus years. Once again, the Hall serves as a solemn place to honor the fallen. The limestone was repointed and the plaster ceiling repaired. Over the years, it fell into some disrepair due to its use as a dance hall and social space. When you enter, you can’t help but breathe deeply the history, the reverence and the pride of the Navy and Marine Corps.ĭesigned as a focal point in Bancroft Hall and dedicated in 1909, this room showcases classic Naval Academy architecture in its beautiful Beaux-Arts design. Designed to honor all Naval Academy graduates who perished serving our country, it is a truly sacred place for all who enter, be they midshipmen, faculty or visitors. ![]() No matter what your day has delivered up until that point, this space will remind you that you are in a service academy, and there is more at stake than a good grade. The Naval Academy Memorial Hall is one of those places that inspires awe. ![]()
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