The Vanderbilt University campus is beautiful, and I'm afraid these pictures (taken on my morning run) can't do it justice, as the sun created unwanted shadows, and my camera has no wide angle feature. But hell -- it's the best I can do for now.

The place just radiates late victorian opulence (a brief history here), and the Mechanical Engineering building (on the National Register of Historic Places) is a perfect example. The cornerstone reads "1888."

How I love Richardsonian Neoclassical architecture!

Here are two views of a building labeled "Fine Arts and Gymnasium":

They don't make 'em like that anymore, nor are fine arts and gym typically combined these days.

They're getting ready for a big event (obviously graduation), and the gigantic common area is covered with chairs.

A small portion:

And now I'm late for the BlogNashville stuff!