"[The renovation] is a great example of how people at Harvard can work together," Illingworth said. "This is a very exciting harbinger of things to come."
Construction hit only one remarkable snag this summer. After human bones were uncovered beneath the chapel, the project was stalled for five weeks.
An archeological excavation determined the bones deposits were remains from research performed during one of the chapel's other notable incarnations: the original home of the Harvard Medical School.
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