UC Berkeley Campus

After arriving in Berkeley for almost a month, mommy finally took some pictures in the campus.

The most charming part of the campus is the Sather Tower which is reputed to be UC Berkeley's most recognizable symbol

Mommy loves the tower because it is a campanile(a bell and clock tower). The bell was ringing when we took the picture. Somehow, it always gives me a sense of peace whenever I hear the bell ringing.
UC Berkeley is a large campus, so it is not easy to move around in the campus without getting lost. Thankfully, the tower has always served as a major point of orientation for us.
Mommy and Sheri chanced upon this big clock in front of a building. We were pleasantly surprised that it is still working fine.

The Berkeley's campus is characterized by diverse architecture which ranges from neoclassical to contemporary. One of mommy's favorites is the University Library, which is ranked as the top public university library in the nation.




UC Berkeley, being one of the top research Universities in Chemistry, has produced a lot of Noble Prize laureates. They even have a special parking lot for them. Pretty amazing, isn't it?

Is the Lewis Hall assoicated with the Lewis dot cross diagram that we studied in Chemistry? Yes, the Lewis Hall is named in honor of Gilbert Newton Lewis who introduced the Lewis diagram. He was a Professor of physical chemistry and dean of the Chemistry in UC Berkeley in 1912.


Similarly, the Hilderbrand Hall is also named after Joel Henry Hildebrand who is well-known for his work on solubility of non-electrolyte in UC Berkeley.