Palo Alto - Stanford University
Palo Alto owes its fame mainly to the fact that in 1891 the college, originally called Leland Stanford Junior University, came into being with 559 students (one being the future president Herbert Hoover). Stanford established the college in memory of his precocious son who, before he died in Rome at the age of 16, had undertaken archaeological expeditions on his own.
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The original site covered an area of 8,250 acres/3,300 hectares, the driveway lined with palms and the rest of the parkland being the creation of Frederick Law Olmsted (known especially as the designer of Central Park in New York). By way of Palm Drive you come to the inner courtyard, bordered on one side by arcades and on the other by the Memorial Church; its stylistic forbears are to be found in the Romanesque and the Californian mission style.
Although the 1906 earthquake caused considerable damage to the slowly developing campus, including the collapse of the Memorial Church, this could not stop the growth of the university which, in its relatively short period of existence, showed itself equal to those eastern universities which were centuries older (especially Harvard and Yale), and in some disciplines, such as medicine, engineering and English literature, it even outstripped them.
The students, numbering some 15,000, attend lectures by 1200 professors. These include or have included no less than ten Nobel Prize winners and 75 members of the National Academy of Science.
Although the 1906 earthquake caused considerable damage to the slowly developing campus, including the collapse of the Memorial Church, this could not stop the growth of the university which, in its relatively short period of existence, showed itself equal to those eastern universities which were centuries older (especially Harvard and Yale), and in some disciplines, such as medicine, engineering and English literature, it even outstripped them.
The students, numbering some 15,000, attend lectures by 1200 professors. These include or have included no less than ten Nobel Prize winners and 75 members of the National Academy of Science.
Related Attractions
Hoover Tower
After the First World War Stanford University became the home of the library now known as the Hoover Institution, the nucleus of which was formed by the Hoover Collection and which is devoted mainly to the themes of war, revolution and peace. It is housed in the 280ft/85m tall Hoover Tower. Another landmark of the university is the library tower (Green Library).
Hoover Institution
Main Quad, Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA 94305-6010
United States
Main Quad, Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA 94305-6010
United States
Phone 1 (650) 723-1754
Fax 1 (650) 723-1687
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Close | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 |
Stanford Art Spaces
Stanford Art Spaces features changing art exhibits, with over 50 works in each show. Exhibits are primarily located in the Paul G. Allen building (C.I.S.) and provide the opportunity for artists, from the Bay Area and the Western States to exhibit their work to a broad audience.
Stanford Art Spaces
CIS-004
Stanford, CA 94305
United States
CIS-004
Stanford, CA 94305
United States
Phone 1 (650) 725-3622
Fax 1 (650) 725-0991
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 | Closed | Closed |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery
Stanford University's campus includes the Museum of Art, also built in memory of the young Leland Stanford and opened three years after the university was established. The building, based on the National Museum in Athens, was not completed until 1905.
The Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery operates as a teaching resource for the Department of Art & Art History at Stanford, and is a noted exhibition venue for the Stanford, art, and Bay Area communities.
The Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery operates as a teaching resource for the Department of Art & Art History at Stanford, and is a noted exhibition venue for the Stanford, art, and Bay Area communities.
Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery
419 Lasuen Mall, Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA 94301
United States
419 Lasuen Mall, Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA 94301
United States
Phone 1 (650) 723-2842
Fax 1 (650) 725-0991
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 |
| Close | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 |
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