Tympanum Doorway to Santa Barbara Public Libarary, CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Queens Blessing
N 34° 25.448 W 119° 42.207
11S E 251556 N 3812499
This is a beautiful door at the side of the Santa Barbara Public Library (not the main entrance).
Waymark Code: WMART2
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/19/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member dejf75
Views: 7

The plaque for this beautiful door reads:
"Tympanum
The wood carving above was designed by Carleton M Winslow and executed by Marshall Laird, at the center is the coat-of-arms of the City, on either side are figures of Plato and Aristotle, surrounding the center are the shields of four famous libraries: from the left, the University of Bologna, the Bibliotheque National in Paris, the University of Salamanca and the Bodleian Library at Oxford University."
Type of material of the door: Wood

Functional door?: Yes

Location of this door/way: On public property

Is it accessable only by paid admission": Free but in a restricted area

Style: Romanesque

Address or physical location:
1100 Anacapa St # 2, Santa Barbara CA 93101


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