Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Postcard from Cambridge, Mass.: Widener Library

Harvard Yard: Walk through yesterday's photo and say hello to 'the mothership' of Harvard's enormous library system, named after a student who died on the Titanic. There's a Gutenberg Bible in there + 57 miles of bookshelves so labyrinthine you could put a minotaur in the middle and no one would notice.

23 comments:

William Kendall said...

A magnificent library building!

You would have to sacrifice a few freshmen. Minotaurs have big appetites.

Petrea Burchard said...

I must go there. With a minotaur shield, of course.

Peter said...

I think I would have to borrow some thread from Ariadne. Would love to visit Harvard, it is nice to get a glimpse.

LOLfromPasa said...

Big place that would be fun to get lost in. I suppose there is a real risk you could get lost :).

Trees there are the same as ours here, I see.

cieldequimper said...

That's what I'd call heaven though I wouldn't be looking for your hidden minotaur!

orvokki said...

Lovely.
Have you any photo of miniatures :)
Have a nice day

Catherine said...

So stately and beautiful! 57+ miles of bookshelves is a reader's haven for sure. I suppose if there's one library to hide out in, this would be the one (minus the minotaur ;)

Anonymous said...

That's an 'epic' looking photo you have composed there, and 57 miles of bookshelves? Incredible!

Revrunner said...

From the look of that yard, I'd say the sun-god would have felt more comfortable in the library.

Tanya Breese said...

oh wow, what an incredible library!

Unknown said...

Beautifully composed shot!

Norma said...

Hmmm...sounds like the opening for a movie: Indiana Jones and the Mythical Guardians of the Library!

Sharon said...

It's a very academic looking building. I'd love to see the inside.

Kaya said...

Oh, that is one amazing library!!! The building is very beautiful and very inviting. I wish I could see this library and spend there several hours.

Beautiful picture, Lulu!

Merisi said...

Great library building!

I did not know there was another Gutenberg bible in the USA, besides the one at the Library of Congress.

Unknown said...

Now that is one big library.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

I think Harry would have been very pleased with this memorial Lulu. Was thinking how generous his mum was donating $3.5 million until I read the library had $97 million worth of renovation since then.. but still I guess back then that would have been worth so much more.

RedPat said...

So stately!

Natasha said...

Love the architecture. Such a grand looking building!

Jack said...

A college classmate of mine is a senior librarian at the Widener. In the years soon after graduation she married a grad student in chemistry at MIT. About five years ago he won a Nobel Prize. You never expect that stuff when you are just a snot-nosed college kid.

Randy said...

That's an impressive looking library.

Angel Sánchez-Marco said...

Preciosa fotografía, me encanta el color y la luz,
es estupenda.

Un saludo, Ángel

Mersad said...

I love the building. The doorway is huge! The red brick facade adds a special touch!