Saturday, July 26, 2014
Widener Library
One of the biggest libraries in the US, the Widener goes 15 stories underground. It is dedicated to Harry Widener, who perished on the Titanic. His mother who made the endowment stipulated that not one single brick could be moved. An enclosed bridge connecting Widener to the Houghton Library exited through one of its windows, thus respecting Eleanor Widener's stipulation.
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