Low Library - Revision history

Absentminded at 02:03, 11 January 2014

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Cds2148 at 00:31, 6 May 2013

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Cds2148: /* The Dome */

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‎The Dome

Reaganaut at 15:03, 22 November 2012

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Nateoxford: Reverted edits by Icawagino (Talk) to last revision by Absentminded

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Reverted edits by Icawagino (Talk) to last revision by Absentminded

Icawagino at 23:37, 23 November 2010

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Absentminded: /* The Trustees' Room */

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‎The Trustees' Room

Pacman: /* Interior */

2010-08-01T01:49:29Z

‎Interior

Pacman at 01:46, 1 August 2010

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Pacman: /* History */

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‎History

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 The Low Library Rotunda is the university's primary ceremonial space on campus. It hosts major prize ceremonies such as the [[Pulitzer Prize|Pulitzers]] and [[Bancroft Prize|Bancrofts]], hosts dignitaries and heads of state during the [[World Leaders Forum]], and pretty much anything that's fancy and formal. A giant mural on the third floor of [[Butler Library]] depicts the ceremony held to honor the Queen of England on her visit to Columbia.
-The rotunda has 16 columns made of green marble from Ireland and topped by golden capitals. Above each are pedestals for statues, but only four were ever erected. On the north side of the Rotunda from left to right are:
+The rotunda has 16 columns made of green marble from Ireland and topped by golden capitals. Above each are pedestals for statues, but only four were ever erected.<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=ebQ3AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA23#v=onepage&q&f=false An Official Guide to Columbia University], pgs. 23-24 (1912)</ref> On the north side of the Rotunda from left to right are:
 *[[Euripedes]] (donated by [[Charles McKim]], a copy of the ''Giustinian Euripides'' in the Vatican)

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 Contact Joseph Sabbat, Space & Reservations Coordinator, Low Memorial Library on 212-854-1874.
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 Low Library's dome is rumored to be the largest freestanding granite dome in the United States. It is the most obvious part of the building to take its inspiration from the [[w:Pantheon|Pantheon]].
-According to legend, the first student to scale the dome was campus explorer [[Ken Hechtman]], in [[1987]]. He noted that he faced many obstacles in doing so, and that tags from the 1920s indicated that student groups had tried but failed. Today, access to the dome is no longer that uncommon for intrepid students.
+According to legend, the first student to scale the dome was campus explorer [[Ken Hechtman]], in [[1987]]. He noted that he faced many obstacles in doing so, and that tags from the 1920s indicated that student groups had tried but failed. Today, access to the dome is no longer that uncommon for intrepid students.<ref>http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2013/04/29/view-rooftop</ref>
 ==Interior==

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 Low actually sits high up on the platform constructed for original campus north of 116th Street (now [[College Walk]]), and serves as a major focal point and symbol of the university. It was named after President [[Seth Low]]'s father, Abiel Abbot Low.
-It ''was'' the university's main library on the [[Morningside Heights campus]], until the completion of [[Butler Library]], but it is now an administrative building, housing President [[Bollinger]]'s office, the [[Committee on Global Thought]], the [[Public Safety]] office, and the [[Visitor's Center]]. Its function is a point of confusion for many visitors to campus, since the inscription on its [[w:frieze|frieze]] reads &quot;The Library of Columbia University&quot;.
+It ''was'' the university's main library on the [[Morningside Heights campus]], until the completion of [[Butler Library]], but it is now an administrative building, housing President [[Bollinger]]'s office, the [[Committee on Global Thought]], the [[Public Safety]] office, and the [[Visitor's Center]]. Its function is a point of confusion for many visitors to campus, since the inscription on its [[w:frieze|frieze]] reads "The Library of Columbia University".
 On warm days, students often congregate on the [[Low Library steps]] around the statute of [[Alma Mater]], which lines up symmetrically with Low and serves as one of the university's other great symbols.
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 == Space reservations ==
-Contact Joseph Sabbat, Space &amp; Reservations Coordinator, Low Memorial Library on 212-854-1874.
+Contact Joseph Sabbat, Space & Reservations Coordinator, Low Memorial Library on 212-854-1874.
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 [[Image:TrusteesRoom.jpg|thumb|240px|The Trustees' Room]]
-One of the more interesting parts of Low Library is the Trustees' Room, immediately on the right in the lobby. As the name suggests, it's the meeting place for Columbia's [[trustees]]. The wood paneled room includes a fireplace inlaid with the cornerstone of [[College Hall]], above which hangs a portrait of the first president of [[King's College]], [[Samuel Johnson]], as well as the original [[King's Crown]]. In addition, there are portraits of past chairmen of the board of trustees, and every chair in the room has a nameplate designating which current trustee sits there during meetings.
+One of the more interesting parts of Low Library is the Trustees' Room, immediately on the right in the lobby. As the name suggests, it's the meeting place for Columbia's [[trustees]]. The wood paneled room includes a fireplace inlaid with the cornerstone of [[College Hall]], above which hangs a portrait of the first president of [[King's College]], [[Samuel Johnson]], as well as the original [[King's Crown (symbol)|King's Crown]]. In addition, there are portraits of past chairmen of the board of trustees, and every chair in the room has a nameplate designating which current trustee sits there during meetings.
 ===Original layout===

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		+	[[File:Low rotunda.jpg\|thumb\|240px\|Low Rotunda during a [[World Leaders Forum]] event]]

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-[[Image:LowRotunda.jpg|thumb|240px|When Low was still a library, the Rotunda looked like this]]
+[[File:Low1894.jpg|thumb|240px|Plans for Low Library published in ''Harper's Weekly'', [[1894]]]]
 '''Low Memorial Library''', despite its name, is neither low nor a library.
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 ===Original layout===
 Long ago, when Low still functioned as a library, the rotunda was the main reading room and held the circulation desk. The east wing of the main floor, currently the Committee on Global Thought's office, housed the architecture library. An indication of this legacy is visible in the molding around the room's ceiling, featuring the names of architects from antiquity and the Renaissance. The collection eventually moved to [[Avery Hall]], which was built for the specific purpose of housing the collection.

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 == History ==
-[[File:Low fields 1897.jpg|thumb|Little surrounded Low when it was completed in 1897]]
+[[File:Low fields 1897.jpg|thumb|240px|Little surrounded Low when it was completed in 1897]]
 Low originally served as Columbia's main library and was the first academic building on Columbia's Morningside Heights campus. It was financed by Seth Low's personal fortune; he contributed $1 million dollars after alumni refused to foot the bill, which is why he got to choose the name.