Tympanum Doorway to Santa Barbara Public Libarary, CA
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
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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