Glasgow University Memorial Chapel

The Memorial Chapel at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, was completed in 1929. Its author, the architect Sir John Burnet, received the assignment and developed a plan for the expansion of the university in the 1910s, and in 1914 the chapel began to be built. But very quickly, construction was interrupted by war, and then in 1923 - bad weather and economic decline. The memorial chapel is dedicated to students and teachers of the university, whose lives were claimed by the First and Second World War.

The building is located in the Western Quadrant of the main building of the university. Inside it is decorated with wooden racks with carvings by Archibald Dawson. Also an important attraction of the temple is a series of ten stained glass windows designed by master Douglas Strachan. They depict the fullness of human life as a spiritual journey. Stained glass windows were installed in the chapel in 1931.

The Memorial Chapel organ was created by Henry Willis and his sons in 1927. The instrument underwent a global overhaul in 2005. Philanthropist Joseph Paton Maclay, who sponsored the restoration of the organ, dedicated it to his son, who also died in the war. Guests of the temple who come to enjoy organ music appreciate the performance of Kevin Boyer, organist and artistic director of the Glasgow International Organ Music Festival.