Editing Unity Temple (section)

===== Decorations =====
The decorations in the auditorium, such as the windows and chandeliers, are generally designed with cruciform motifs, recalling its overall shape.<ref name="McCarter2 p. 21" /> Generally, the lower part of the room is painted in darker shades of yellow and green, while the upper part is painted in lighter shades. The [[baseboard]]s and the piers' [[pedestal]]s were left unpainted, since Wright anticipated that this would give the room a more somber ambiance.<ref name="Siry pp. 187–188" /> Natural light is provided through ceiling skylights and clerestories,<ref name="McCarter2 p. 18" /><ref name="Concrete Engineering 1907" /> as well as the narrow slit windows.<ref name="Inland Architect 1906 e817" /><ref name="McCarter2 p. 18" /> According to Wright, the windows were intended "to get a sense of a happy cloudless day into the room".<ref name="Wright p. 155" /><ref name="Levine p. 45" /><ref name="McCarter2 p. 18" /> Other than the slit windows and the door to the foyer, the lower part of the auditorium has no openings.<ref name="Inland Architect 1906 e817" /> Wright had designed planters or urns for the auditorium, but church officials refused to accept them.<ref>{{harvnb|Siry|1996|ps=|pages=184–185}}; {{harvnb|Sokol|2008|ps=.|pages=132–135 }}</ref> The auditorium also has several hardwood chairs, built in 2003 to replace the original Wright–designed chairs.<ref name="Weekend Chicago Defender 2003" />

The auditorium's ceiling is {{convert|27|ft}} high.<ref name="Siry p. 124">{{harvnb|Siry|1996|ps=.|page=124 }}</ref> The center of the ceiling is topped by amber skylights,<ref name="Levine p. 41" /> which are surrounded by bands of wood.<ref name="Siry p. 164" /> The roof is supported by solid concrete beams oriented east–west, while the north–south beams are of hollow concrete.<ref name="Siry p. 172">{{harvnb|Siry|1996|ps=.|page=172 }}</ref> Inset within this grid of beams are 25 square skylight panels.<ref name="McCarter2 p. 18" /><ref name="Siry p. 172" /><ref name="JG-TC: Journal Gazette and Times-Courier 1988" /> Each panel measures {{Convert|4+5/6|ft}} across, with 83 pieces of glass,<ref name="JG-TC: Journal Gazette and Times-Courier 1988" /> and is decorated with a fork-shaped motif pointing in one of the four cardinal directions.<ref>{{harvnb|Siry|1996|ps=.|pages=174–175 }}</ref> A ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' article likened the skylights' designs to [[Piet Mondrian]]'s artwork.<ref name="nyt-1984-09-02" /> The space is also illuminated by overhanging spherical chandeliers flanked by cubic lamps,<ref name="Schrenk p. 151" /><ref>{{harvnb|Siry|1996|ps=.|pages=185–186 }}</ref> and the perimeter of the ceiling is made of oak boards.<ref name="Siry p. 164" />