New England trip '07 photos #5:Harvard

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Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts



The shortest walk from the T stop to our guest house cut through part of Harvard Yard.




Memorial Hall building, commemorating US Civil War soldiers




Portal with cowardly lions


The left toe of John Harvard's statue is kept very shiny by tourists rubbing it during the day and students pissing on it at night. We did neither.


Entrance to Peabody Museum of Anthropology & Ethnology


Classic Maya architectural detail from Copan, shield with face of Sun God. Removed in 19th century archaeological work.


Edaphosaurus fossil skeleton at Harvard Museum of Natural History

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Oh these are even better! Great pictures! I do so love to visit places even though I've not been there!
Thanks for sharing these.