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The Greek Theatre was the first university building designed by John Galen Howard. [4] Architect Julia Morgan assisted with the design. [5] The design of the theater is based directly on the ancient Greek theater of Epidaurus. In 1957, a basement backstage area was added, which was designed by architect Ernest Born. [5]
Sather Gate is a prominent landmark separating Sproul Plaza from the bridge over Strawberry Creek, leading to the center of the University of California, Berkeley campus. The gate was donated by Jane K. Sather, a benefactor of the university, in memory of her late husband Peder Sather, a trustee of the College of California, which later became the University of California.
Auguste Rodin was commissioned to make a pair of bronze doors to symbolize the gates of hell. He received the commission on August 20, 1880, for a new art museum in Paris, to exhibit at the 1889 Exposition Universelle, which ultimately did not open; however in 1900, some of them were part of his first solo exhibition in Paris.
Mining Circle, University of California, Berkeley campus February 25, 1991 designed by John Galen Howard: 153 Hearst Greek Theatre: Gayley Road, University of California, Berkeley campus February 25, 1991 designed by John Galen Howard: 154 Phoebe Apperson Hearst Memorial Gymnasium for Women: Bancroft Way, University of California, Berkeley campus
Underneath UC Berkeley's oldest buildings is a system of steam tunnels which carry steam for heat and power. [27] During the 1960s, Berkeley students chained the doorknobs of the Chancellor's office in protest over the Vietnam War. The Chancellor, having no other way in or out of the building, used the steam tunnels to escape.
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ALL YOU NEEDED to do to find the “backdoor to Hell” was to search underneath what is known as the ancient Church Group site. Long thought to be nothing more than local legend , the lore proved ...
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