I decided to drive down to Carmel, CA this weekend. Along the way I stopped in at Stanford University in Palo Alto because I had heard rumors that the infamous golden spike was on display there.
The golden spike on display at The Cantor Arts Center (Stanford University)
There is lots of information on this historic (and gigantic) civil engineering feat HERE.
East meets West at Promontory Summit, UT - May 10, 1869
Well, I found it. Much to my suprise I also stumbled on The Gates of Hell . . . by Rodin . . . on display at Stanford University.
The Gates of Hell by Rodin
What a day.
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