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10/24/09
Architect Ernest Flagg, who designed the Naval Academy Chapel more than a century ago, no doubt will be smiling down from the sweet hereafter today when the restoration of his masterpiece will be unveiled. 
Paul W. Gillespie — The Capital
The newly restored Naval Academy now has the subdued, off-white color schemes that architect Ernest Flagg envisioned when he designed the building more than 100 years ago. The United States Naval Academy Chapel has just had a makeover that cost just shy of 2.5 million dollar to complete. 2.3 million came from the government and $925,000 from the class of 1969 to cover the cost of replacing the hardwood floors and refinishing pews.
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Flagg will have no trouble looking into the chapel from above, as restoration included uncovering the 20-foot diameter oculus, or round skylight, located in the dome. The skylight, situated 121 feet above the chapel floor, has been plastered over for decades to hide its deterioration, academy officials said. "That whole center area of the chapel just radiates now," said Tobias Freccia, president of California-based...
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