Walking Day 2

June 27th

This was my second free day, and the plan was to catch the train to Harvard Square, and then back to MIT before returning to the hotel. Locations are shown on this map. No details of map-orig.jpg

Harvard

Harvard University is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities, tracing its history back to 1636. Alumni include six Presidents and numerous writers.

Memorial Church, New Yard, Harvard University, Cambridge MA

Memorial Church is located on the New Yard, and was built in 1932 to honour the Harvard men (it's male only!) who served in World War I.

Memorial Church, New Yard, Harvard University

This is the side entrance to the church! No inside photos, as it was undergoing renovations.

Widener Library, Harvard University

The Widener Library, built in 1914, commemorates Harry Elkins Widener (class of 1907), a collector of rare books who perished on the Titanic. With over a million volumes, it is second behind only the Library of Congress.

Memorial Hall, Harvard University (NOT church!)

Memorial Hall, built in 1874 in the High Gothic style resembling a cathedral. It was built to commemorate Harvard graduates killed in the Civil War, and is also famous as the location where Winston Churchill received an honorary degree in 1943.

Fire station, in matching architectural style, Harvard University]

Even the fire station is built in a matching style. It's just across the street from Memorial Hall (above).

Old Yard

'Three Lies' statue - John Harvard was not founder, date was 1636, and not his likeness!

The "Statue of Three Lies" commemorates Harvard's benefactor, John Harvard. The three lies are that the college was founded in 1638 (it was 1636), John Harvard was a benefactor, not the founder, and there is no portrait of him, so this is a contemporary student's image!

Harvard University Old Yard

The above statue is to the right of this image, so it has a very pleasant view.

Around Copley Square

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