Stanford University

Stanford University's Main Quad, seen through its arcades, with Memorial Church glowing at the far end. Jane Stanford built the church as a memorial to her husband, Senator Leland Stanford, and it was dedicated in 1903. Its facade mosaics are the work of the Salviati studios in Venice, and the 1906 earthquake destroyed the original north facade and its mosaic. The shaded arcades are the natural route across the quad between classes, out of the California sun.