Beautiful, isn't it?
Of course, the landscape surrounding the chapel isn't bad either. 
Here's the walkway leading to the chapel. I do love that
it blends in with the surrounding country.
Along the walkway, there were small statues placed among the planting.
Here's the view from the chapel entrance. Wow. 
And the plaque just outside the door naming Marguerite Brunswig Staude as the donor.
On the other side was a two-page explanation of how the Chapel Came into Being. I've included pictures of those pages but I'll summarize it, too. If you want to read the pages, just click on each of the pictures to open them to a larger view. The conception of the church came to the donor in 1932. When the original sketch was seen by Lloyd Wright and in 1937, plans were in place to build the chapel in the Budapest hills overlooking the Danube River. However, WWII put a stop to that dream.
The sketches lay dormant until the early 1950s when the donor and architects Anshen & Allen selected the present site which happened to be government-owned property. Sen. Barry Goldwater intervened with the government to allow the chapel to be built.
Ground was broken in 1955 and the structure was completed one year later in April 1956, and was dedicated as a memorial to the donor's mother and father, Lucien and Marguerite Brunswig.
The explanation concludes with the following message:
"Though Catholic in faith, as a work of art the chapel has a universal appeal. Its doors will ever be open to one and all, regardless of creed. That the church may come to life in the souls of men and be a living reality...herein lies the whole message of this chapel."
Marguerite Brunswig Staude
I loved that this small cactus found a place
to grow among the red rock.
Everywhere we looked, there were massive cliffs of red rock.
The landscape around Sedona and the chapel is amazing.
A beautiful setting; a beautiful chapel.
I'm very glad we took the time to visit.
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