Built out of wood soaring columns with fan vaulting, chapel blends perfectly with the surrounding forest. This is because there are no traditional walls. The openwork structure belongs to the forest and is integral part of it. From the outside, you can see through the structure, the chapel is almost invisible. From the inside, you feel like sitting in a forest glade, light comes from every direction. Floor-to-ceiling glass walls are the key elements of this design, but keeping them clean must be a challenge. I asked how this is achieved that glass walls have no stains and dirt. It turns out that a special team of people comes and cleans all glass walls and ceiling twice a year. Partial cleaning from the ground level takes place on weekly basis.
Anthony Chapel is not associated with any religion. This is a typical wedding chapel, but very popular one. There are almost 300 weddings every year.
Architect Fay Jones, designed several other buildings mostly chapels standing in Arkansas, USA. They share the same architectural inspiration, but all of them are different, see the Cooper Chapel.
