Description
Benjamin Franklin, founder of The us’s first university, the University of Pennsylvania, hoped that its students would learn “the whole thing that may be useful and the whole thing that may be ornamental.” The similar may well be said of the architecture of its campus, both useful and ornamental. The most recent title in our highly acclaimed Campus Guide Series takes readers on an insider’s tour of this historic school, unique within the Ivy League for its single urban campus. The guide presents architectural walks of a campus that may be distinguished by landmark buildings. Thomas traces the university’s wealthy history from its founding in 1749 to the present wave of construction at the up to date campus. Hand-colored maps and detailed descriptions of the buildings guide to readers on their tour.