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Stanford University |
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Junipero Serra St., Palo ALto 94305 • 650-723-2560
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Company Website:
www.stanford.edu |
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Distance:
~17.53 mi from The Fairmont San Jose |
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Description:
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PALO ALTO. Among the most pleasant of the Bay Area suburbs, the town of Palo Alto grew up specifically to serve Stanford University, one of the most reputed centers of higher education in the country. Founded by the railroad tycoon Leland Stanford in honor of his son who died in 1885 at the age of 16, Stanford University opened in 1891. The campus occupies the former Stanford family farm, covering 8,200 acres (3,320 ha)at the foot of the coastal mountains-larger than the entire downtown district of San Francisco. It was designed in a mixture of Romanesque and Mission styles by the architect Frederick Law Olmsted, and its sandstone buildings and numerous arcades are capped by red-tiled roofs. At the heart of the university campus is the Main Quadrangle, where the Memorial Church is decorated with a gold-leaf and tile mosaic. Also on the campus is the Stanford Museum of Art. This small but intriguing museum holds one of the largest collections of sculptures by Auguste Rodin. |
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