Harvard, Cambridge, MA, July of 2006

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After walking around in Boston old town, my friend D and I took the subway to Cambridge, and roamed around the Harvard campus.

The Matthews Hall struck me as one of the most beautiful buildings in Harvard Yard. Its entrance has this gorgeous porch.

Matthews Hall porch in Harvard Yard
CIMG3339 Matthews Hall porch in Harvard Yard
Matthews Hall in Harvard Yard
CIMG3342 Matthews Hall in Harvard Yard

The Memorial Hall on Harvard campus is an awesome structure. It looks like huge, formidable church with a Gothic-like exterior that reminds me a little of the St. Ann’s church in Vilnius, which was built in the late Gothic period. The Memorial Hall, however, was built in the Victorian times, so the Gothic elements in its style are just an imitation; however, they go very well, in my opinion, with the Mexican/southwest/Native American patterns on its roof.

CIMG3358 Memorial Hall in Harvard campus
CIMG3358 Memorial Hall in Harvard

The front of the Memorial Hall

The front of the Memorial Hall
CIMG3357 The front of the Memorial Hall in Harvard

The side of the Memorial Hall

The side of the Memorial Hall in Harvard
CIMG3361 The side of the Memorial Hall in Harvard