. John Paul Jones' last cruise and final resting place the United States Naval academy . ith the transepts,while the outside wall of the structure is one hundred and thirtyfeet. The transepts of the building are eighty-four feet high and,above them, the dome rises an additional one hundred and twenty-six feet. This dome is supported by a series of columns. Onecupola of the dome forms the ceiling of the Chapel which is onehundred and ten feet above the main floor. A second cupola,above the first, supports a lantern forty-eight feet eight incheshigh, which is entered by a narrow staircase built
. John Paul Jones' last cruise and final resting place the United States Naval academy . ith the transepts,while the outside wall of the structure is one hundred and thirtyfeet. The transepts of the building are eighty-four feet high and,above them, the dome rises an additional one hundred and twenty-six feet. This dome is supported by a series of columns. Onecupola of the dome forms the ceiling of the Chapel which is onehundred and ten feet above the main floor. A second cupola,above the first, supports a lantern forty-eight feet eight incheshigh, which is entered by a narrow staircase built in the walls ofthe lower part of the Chapel and through the first cupola. Nearthe top of the dome is a balcony from which an excellent view ofChesapeake Bay and surrounding country can be had. The mainportal of the Chapel is ornamented with a superb pair of bronzedoors, the gift of Col. Robert M. Thompson. The interior of theChapel is adorned by some beautiful memorial windows and com-memorative tablets of Naval heroes. Below the floor is a vaulted crypt eighteen feet high, surround-. j6 JOHN PAUL JONES LAST CRUISE ed by a circular wall in which are niches to serve as tombs forthe bodies of eminent naval commanders. The sarcophagus of John Paul Jones will here be placed inplain view upon a pedestal with battle-flags and captured colorsaround it. ( As Napoleon lies in state under the dome of theInvalides in Paris, as Grant reposes in the Riverside Monumenton the banks of the Hudson, as Nelson rests in St. Pauls Cathe-dral in London, so Paul Jones will have his final resting place be-neath the dome of the beautiful Memorial Chapel of the NavalAcademy, which will be one of the most impressive monumentsof America and an everlasting inspiration to the future genera-tions of American naval officers. When the government has expended the ten million dollarsappropriated for the new naval school and the rebuilding schemehas been carried out, there will stand at the junction of theSevern
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