With plants and bamboo "pipes" as a promise of things to come, the Crystal Cathedral here used mass choirs and marimbas and kettle drums for musical displays.

With a 180 degree pivot, Dr. Schuller is able to address the congregation within the Crystal Cathedral

Note the camera man behind the ferns photographing the congregation joining the choir in hymnody.

For years the popularity of Robert Schuller was such that he filled the Crystal Cathedral as well as maintaining an evening service.

Schuller's grandson, Bobby, recounted on television how he was once asked if his grandfather's mannerisms were not grossly exaggerated, to which Bobby said respectully "no, he was always like that."

One of the most popular presentations was the Christmas nativity, which included not only Mary, Joseph, and animals but also living, flying angels.

As initially designed for the California climate, louvers throughout the church take advantage of the fact that warm air rises, thus, allowing cool air in at the base of the church while exiting warm air from the highest point.

In its heyday the Crystal Cathedral appealed to a broad range of congregants and visitors.