Fitz-Randolph Gates If it's nice out, Commencement is held on the lawn inside the gates and the graduates process out of the gates after the ceremony. According to superstition, anyone who walks out the gates (before Commencement) won't end up graduating.
Blair Hall & Arch Blair Arch used to be the entrance to the school back in the day - the train tracks came the whole way up to the lawn in front of the stairs. Now Blair Hall functions as a dorm and the Arch is a favorite spot for a cappella groups' performances.
University Chapel
Nassau Hall Princeton's first building ... we like to brag about how it held the entire American government and hosted the Continental Congress in its library when Princeton was the capital of the US in 1783 and about the fact that you can still see where it got hit by cannonball during the Battle of Princeton in the Revolutionary War ... and then while people are still impressed, throw in the info about how it is (decidedly less exciting) current function is to serve as office space for President Tilghman and other administrators ...
Aaron Burr Hall There's a decent chance that the majority of Princeton students don't even know this building exists, but since it's home to the Anthropology Department I'm quite familiar with it. And no worries - Princeton isn't in the habit of naming buildings after Vice Presidents who shoot people (just when you thought the next picture was going to be of Dick Cheney Hall...) - the building's actually named after Aaron Burr Sr. (the VP's father), who was the second President of the University.
Firestone Library 3 floors above ground, 3 floors below ground, and over 75 miles of books...supposedly Firestone has the highest books to student ratio of any American university, which would be fitting I guess since Princeton's ratio of nerds to non-nerds is on the higher side of things :) Firestone also houses a number of classrooms as well as carrels for seniors, grad students, and professors not lucky enough to get offices in less dungeon-like buildings :-P
Frist Campus Center Our student center.
48 University Place Home to the Daily Princetonian & the Yearbook Office (ie - several offices where I spent a considerable part of my time over the course of 4 years!)
Feinberg Hall My freshman year dorm :)
1939 Hall Sophomore year...
Patton Hall Junior year...
Fisher Hall Senior year :)
Whitman College A partial view of the newest residential college (which I was lucky enough to draw into senior year).
Witherspoon Hall Another dorm (named for John Witherspoon, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (how's that for history?) and Princeton's 6th President.
Walker Hall And another underclassman dorm...don't think it's named for anyone exciting :)
Pyne Hall Another upperclassman dorm. According to Wikipedia, it's named for this incredibly wealthy alum (whose estate is now the official residence of the Governor of NJ and has the fantastic name "Drumthwacket") who supposedly used to cover the annual deficit in the University's budget with a personal check. wow.
Patton Hall The rear view of my junior year dorm.
Alexander Hall / Richardson Auditorium The concert hall.
Cannon Green Walkway
East Pyne / Chancellor Green In my opinion, this is one of the most beautiful sights on campus - the rotunda of the library in Chancellor Green has a stained glass ceiling that is absolutely stunning...I wish I had a picture to include but am sadly empty-handed and can't find any worthy alternatives online :(
Courtyard We have a lot of these (courtyards, I mean. although we also have a lot of trees...). This particular one is located near Firestone Library.
"By this route Washington and his army retired to Morristown after his victory at Princeton. January 1777." I just think that's cool :)
If you're still curious and/or interested in filling in some of the many gaps in my little tour, check this link out :)
1 comment:
I don't know who walker is named after-- but einstein used to walk through the arch on his way to work in fine (now jones hall)
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