In addition to architecture at capitol buildings and universities, I also enjoy the architecture of places of worship. In Rapid City there is a little chapel called the Chapel in the Hills. The “hills” refer to the Black Hills of South Dakota.
The Chapel in the Hills was built in 1969 and it is a replica of the Borgund Stave Church in Vestland County, Norway. The original Borgund Stave Church was built in 1150.
It is a tiny little chapel with a LOT of details!
Look at the details around the front entrance:
On the inside, looking towards the altar:
Looking back towards the front entrance:
The side entrance:
A closer look at the details on the door of the side entrance:
There is a cloister surrounding the chapel and I enjoyed walking all the way around it:
The backside of the Chapel in the Hills:
There is a small gift shop in front of the chapel:
