University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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steps w hile the Notre Dame LiLL KjA C Y Originated ith Father Sorin ' s founding in 1 842. the continual EXPANSION of campus makes ONE WOndeF just EXACTLY where, amidst this vast and bCBUtlllli LANDSCAPE, it all bCgan. DESPITE the celebrity otUNI VERS ALLY recognized symbols, such as the Golden Dome, the BasiHca. and the GwttO. a less RECOGNIZED figUfC marks the SPOT where Father Sarin and the si. Holy Cross Brothers FIRST set foot on campUS Located on the northern side of Bond Mali this historically designated wowm w « is ihc STATUE of St. Joseph, {he founding brothers ' PATRON, holding the Christ child Looking towaid Saint Mary ' s Lake, the Statue MERGES the bustle of campus with ihc peaceful solitude oiihc RELIGIOUS outskirts and lake, discretely REMINDING passersby of Notre Dame ' s legendary GENESIS. the lilies in Joseph ' s hiinJ on the Fiiunilcr ' s Moniirnenl represent the purity ol Mary, another key symbolie figure of Notre Dame.

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design ©I ncased in scaffolding SINCE 1995 when EXTERIOR enovations began, many Student S w to IMAGINE thepiCtUVe PERFECT symbol of Notre Dame... W« recently that is, WHEN the MAIN BuiLDiNc reopenedhs uuOrs. First 5 f L Jin 1 844, the DOME has W 7 ergO 7e reconstruction several times in ns glorious history. In 1882 the main building acquired its defining feature, r 7e Golden DoiH . EVEN then. the gola arrived sixj e ri later Having emerged from its most recent fETAMORPHOSIS, the DOME attempts to recaptwe the bustle of the PAST, when the Main Building truly uvea up to its «am as the heart of campus. filled with classrooms and offices, the Main Building welcomes students once igain into its interior. Upon entering, one .vitnesses the vibrant colors and newly re- -tored murals that enliven the atmosphere. crossroad I

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