1 00:00:00,00 --> 00:00:03,090 Someone in the “day in the life” video said that though Eliot House is beautiful, 2 00:00:03,100 --> 00:00:07,290 the dorms aren't as beautiful 3 00:00:07,300 --> 00:00:11,970 I agree and that’s why I’m showing a view from Leverette tower 4 00:00:11,980 --> 00:00:17,870 In my opinion, a few houses in Harvard have pretty good views and Leverette is one of them 5 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:25,530 In today's video, I’m going to show the tour of the Harvard campus. Hope you’ll like it 6 00:00:25,540 --> 00:00:29,110 While recording, I have my graduation in a week. 7 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:30,400 This year we had to leave the Harvard campus 8 00:00:30,500 --> 00:00:35,900 before the graduation ceremony because of the pandemic 9 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:41,760 As I was requested the Harvard campus tour video a lot after leaving the campus, 10 00:00:41,770 --> 00:00:50,010 I thought of filming my trip to Harvard Square from Porter square, where I’m staying temporarily. 11 00:00:50,020 --> 00:00:55,670 Cambridge in Massachusetts, where Harvard is located and its nearing areas 12 00:00:55,680 --> 00:01:01,080 are easily accessible to trains The name of the train is the red line 13 00:01:01,100 --> 00:01:06,920 and I generally use the red line to travel to Harvard Square from Porter Square 14 00:01:06,930 --> 00:01:11,030 We’ll be traveling to Harvard Square from Porter Square for the next 1-2 minutes in the video 15 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:16,400 If you want to skip this trip, you can use the timestamps in the video! 16 00:01:16,410 --> 00:01:21,720 We generally understand the Harvard Square and Harvard Yard tour as the Harvard Campus tour 17 00:01:21,730 --> 00:01:27,700 because these regions can portray undergraduate life well. 18 00:01:27,710 --> 00:01:30,900 The graduate schools Harvard University has i.e. Harvard Business School, Medical School, 19 00:01:30,910 --> 00:01:34,160 Harvard Law School, etc are generally located 10-15 minutes away 20 00:01:34,170 --> 00:01:39,300 from the Harvard Yard 21 00:01:39,310 --> 00:01:42,030 and we won’t include them in the campus tour 22 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:50,510 I’m going to cover the sites Harvard paid campus tours usually include in this video 23 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:54,390 Came to Harvard Square from Porter Square in 5 minutes 24 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:58,270 We’ll arrive at Harvard Square after we leave this underground train station 25 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:02,810 where our campus tour will start 26 00:02:02,820 --> 00:02:04,430 This is the famous Harvard Square 27 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:13,130 where every year thousands of tourists come to visit, spending their money 28 00:02:13,140 --> 00:02:17,570 The massive building over there is named Smith Campus Center 29 00:02:17,580 --> 00:02:24,070 which holds many types of offices related to student life and study spaces 30 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:28,020 There are a lot of spots to sit outside the Harvard Smith Campus Center 31 00:02:28,030 --> 00:02:35,250 where people come to hang out, eat and play chess! 32 00:02:35,260 --> 00:02:38,530 This is Massachusetts Avenue which has Harvard Yard at the left 33 00:02:38,540 --> 00:02:44,050 and different shops on the right side 34 00:02:44,060 --> 00:02:49,960 Before starting the tour I’ll have a coffee from my favorite coffee shop Tatte! 35 00:02:49,970 --> 00:02:55,830 If you visit Harvard Square, you can visit these amazing shops 36 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:59,130 Got out from Tatte and Widener Gate is just across the street 37 00:02:59,140 --> 00:03:01,430 where we’ll start the tour! 38 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:06,040 The Widener library is just behind this famous Widener Gate 39 00:03:06,050 --> 00:03:08,620 which will be covered in this video later 40 00:03:08,630 --> 00:03:11,500 Usually, people enter the Harvard Yard through Widener Gate 41 00:03:11,510 --> 00:03:16,390 There are 24 more gates across Harvard Yard 42 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:18,660 This is the first-year dorm Wigglesworth 43 00:03:18,670 --> 00:03:24,260 Bill Gates used to stay near the entryway at the end 44 00:03:24,270 --> 00:03:29,720 First-year students at Harvard are placed in any of the 17 first-year dorms by lottery 45 00:03:29,730 --> 00:03:33,070 I was also a member of the Wigglesworth Dorm! 46 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:34,530 This was my entryway 47 00:03:34,540 --> 00:03:41,670 Every dorm has small entryways to maintain the community where students live 48 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:47,400 With Wigglesworth Dorm behind, let’s go to the rest of the yard 49 00:03:47,410 --> 00:03:56,050 This is the Boylston Hall where different language classes are held 50 00:03:56,060 --> 00:04:02,390 You can have a view of the entire Harvard Yard from this Hall 51 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:11,660 These buildings at Harvard Yard are mostly freshmen dorms 52 00:04:11,670 --> 00:04:14,930 This is the Weld Hall 53 00:04:14,940 --> 00:04:22,020 I stayed here for the International Student Orientation when I came to Harvard 54 00:04:22,030 --> 00:04:26,250 And it’s been 4 years and I’ll be graduating in a week 55 00:04:26,260 --> 00:04:29,320 Feels very nostalgic but I'm glad that 56 00:04:29,330 --> 00:04:32,200 I can record this campus tour at last 57 00:04:32,210 --> 00:04:39,610 This is the Weld Hall and Johnston Gate is opposite to it 58 00:04:39,620 --> 00:04:42,650 Just beside the Johnston Gate, we have the Harvard Hal 59 00:04:42,660 --> 00:04:46,190 where classes are held in different lecture halls 60 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:48,100 This is the Johnston Gate 61 00:04:48,110 --> 00:04:52,130 Amongst the 25 gates Harvard has, there is no main gate 62 00:04:52,140 --> 00:04:55,940 But if there was a main gate, that would be Johnston Gate 63 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:57,730 There are two small gates at each side of Johnston Gate 64 00:04:57,740 --> 00:05:04,330 Legend says if anyone uses Johnston Gate before graduation, they won’t be able to graduate 65 00:05:04,340 --> 00:05:08,920 So, you’ll have to use Johnston Gate on the day of your graduation 66 00:05:08,930 --> 00:05:10,810 At the complete opposite of Johnston Gate 67 00:05:10,820 --> 00:05:15,090 we have the world-famous John Harvard statue 68 00:05:15,100 --> 00:05:17,410 This is the famous John Harvard statue 69 00:05:17,420 --> 00:05:21,900 where thousands of tourists visit to click photos 70 00:05:21,910 --> 00:05:27,200 A very common pose to click photo here is to touch this golden shoe of John Harvard 71 00:05:27,210 --> 00:05:30,600 But I would never recommend you to do this! 72 00:05:30,610 --> 00:05:38,320 Because there is an “unofficial” trend to urinate on this shoe at night 73 00:05:38,330 --> 00:05:39,980 Though the shoe is washed every morning, 74 00:05:39,990 --> 00:05:41,410 I wouldn’t recommend it 75 00:05:41,420 --> 00:05:43,910 A fun fact about the John Harvard statue is that 76 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:46,500 it’s called the statue of three lies 77 00:05:46,510 --> 00:05:51,060 The three lies are as follows: 78 00:05:51,070 --> 00:05:55,970 1. It is written on the statue is that it was founded in 1638 79 00:05:55,980 --> 00:05:59,910 but the truth is that Harvard was founded in 1636 80 00:05:59,920 --> 00:06:02,410 The 2nd lie is that it’s stated on the statute that John Harvard 81 00:06:02,420 --> 00:06:04,780 was the founder of Harvard 82 00:06:04,790 --> 00:06:09,130 but the truth is that he wasn’t the founder of Harvard 83 00:06:09,140 --> 00:06:13,310 The 3rd lie is that the statue is not a statue of John Harvard 84 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:17,740 rather it’s a random model 85 00:06:17,750 --> 00:06:21,580 We’re done with the John Harvard statue 86 00:06:21,590 --> 00:06:33,580 Now let’s move on to the famous Widener Library and Memorial Church 87 00:06:33,590 --> 00:06:39,010 World-famous Widener Library is the largest university libraryin the US 88 00:06:39,020 --> 00:06:43,800 and afaik the second-largest library in the States 89 00:06:43,810 --> 00:06:47,080 This library receives a book every 6 seconds 90 00:06:47,090 --> 00:06:51,740 To store all of the books, there is a 6 storied underground book storage 91 00:06:51,750 --> 00:07:00,240 from Widener Library to Memorial church which is known as stacks 92 00:07:00,250 --> 00:07:03,370 This spot is one of my favorite spots at Harvard 93 00:07:03,380 --> 00:07:06,500 We can see the famous Widener Library in the front, 94 00:07:06,510 --> 00:07:09,670 University Hall in the right, 95 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:22,990 and Memorial Church behind us where Harvard commencement speeches are held 96 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:28,650 We also have Sever hall to our left where many academic classes are held 97 00:07:28,660 --> 00:07:30,330 There are a lot of academic buildings throughout Harvard Yard 98 00:07:30,340 --> 00:07:32,500 and Sever Hall is one of them 99 00:07:32,510 --> 00:07:39,730 Different philosophy, economics, and language classes are held here 100 00:07:39,740 --> 00:07:43,400 This is the famous Memorial Church and the commencement day speeches 101 00:07:43,410 --> 00:07:47,080 are generally held in front of it 102 00:07:47,090 --> 00:07:49,800 The church was previously known as Appleton Chapel 103 00:07:49,810 --> 00:07:54,220 but in 1932 it was named Memorial Church in honor of the brave members 104 00:07:54,230 --> 00:08:01,630 of Harvard who gave their lives in World War 1 105 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:05,120 You can see the tribute if you zoom in on the writing on the wall 106 00:08:05,130 --> 00:08:07,060 We’ve already visited the Memorial Church, Sever Hall, 107 00:08:07,070 --> 00:08:12,530 Widener Library, and John Harvard Statue 108 00:08:12,540 --> 00:08:16,690 Now we’ll go to the Science Center 109 00:08:16,700 --> 00:08:18,700 This is the side entrance of Memorial Church where 110 00:08:18,710 --> 00:08:24,630 the congratulation message is posted on the occasion of our graduation 111 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:27,740 We’re heading towards the science center and plaza which is 112 00:08:27,750 --> 00:08:38,510 fulfilled with different types of student activities in a non-pandemic time 113 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:40,650 Were near the science center 114 00:08:40,660 --> 00:08:43,760 We have the Thayer Hall on my left side and Canaday on my right 115 00:08:43,770 --> 00:08:50,480 These two halls are near to the science center and the first-year dining hall Annenberg 116 00:08:50,490 --> 00:08:54,550 The memorial hall is being renovated over there where the Annenberg dining hall is located 117 00:08:54,560 --> 00:08:57,130 This is the Science Center Plaza where in normal times 118 00:08:57,140 --> 00:08:59,370 different activities like food trucks, chess games, 119 00:08:59,380 --> 00:09:16,920 band party performances, etc are held 120 00:09:16,930 --> 00:09:23,010 This is the science center and water fountains are created with these stones 121 00:09:23,020 --> 00:09:31,160 This is the science center where in general a lot of classes and labs are held 122 00:09:31,170 --> 00:09:34,210 There is an astrology tower on the top floor from where 123 00:09:34,220 --> 00:09:40,580 the telescope is used to observe different views 124 00:09:40,590 --> 00:09:44,220 This is the memorial hall where the famous Annenberg dining hall is located 125 00:09:44,230 --> 00:09:46,110 This dining hall is for first-year students 126 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:50,810 and it looks a lot like the dining hall in the Harry Potter movie 127 00:09:50,820 --> 00:09:53,740 There is a side entrance and a pub on the ground floor in Annenberg 128 00:09:53,750 --> 00:09:59,950 where people come to relax or spend a good time 129 00:09:59,960 --> 00:10:04,280 That’s William James hall for psychology and neuroscience 130 00:10:04,290 --> 00:10:09,150 And this is Lowell Lecture Hall which hosts different art performances 131 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:16,680 We can see different geological museums and science Laboratories on this road 132 00:10:16,690 --> 00:10:18,790 Throughout the Annenberg dining hall, 133 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:22,960 there are a lot of oil paintings on glasses that look amazing in the sunlight 134 00:10:22,970 --> 00:10:26,270 Memorial Hall also has the sanders theater 135 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:35,280 where the world-famous CS50 is shot 136 00:10:35,290 --> 00:10:42,690 We are now beside the Harvard Graduate School of Design 137 00:10:42,700 --> 00:10:45,640 We can get back to Harvard Square by this road 138 00:10:45,650 --> 00:10:51,310 Center for Government & International Studies is right next to GSID 139 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:56,020 where I’ve taken a lot of classes 140 00:10:56,030 --> 00:11:06,850 Harvard Campus has so many things that it’s impossible to cover in just one video 141 00:11:06,860 --> 00:11:12,940 There is an amazing place to sit right behind GGIS 142 00:11:12,940 --> 00:11:18,130 I like this staircase of the Graduate School of Design right beside CGIS 143 00:11:18,130 --> 00:11:24,540 We’ll head toward Harvard Square by this road 144 00:11:24,540 --> 00:11:28,860 The Harvard Art Museum is in our way 145 00:11:28,860 --> 00:11:31,070 Harvard Art Museum is pretty nice 146 00:11:31,070 --> 00:11:34,130 and students have free access to it 147 00:11:34,130 --> 00:11:42,120 There are different paintings, sculptures, architectural designs, etc inside 148 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:46,680 The boyfriend in the famous film kissing booth was on this road 149 00:11:46,680 --> 00:11:50,070 when he receives a phone call from the actress 150 00:11:50,070 --> 00:11:54,840 I’ve added the campus map in the description if you get confused 151 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:57,870 There are a few gates beside the road 152 00:11:57,870 --> 00:12:01,590 This is one behind the Sever Hall 153 00:12:01,590 --> 00:12:08,260 We have Emerson and Robinson academic Halls here 154 00:12:08,260 --> 00:12:10,530 This is the Harvard Carpenter Center 155 00:12:10,530 --> 00:12:15,980 where different physical arts are created 156 00:12:15,980 --> 00:12:22,770 The design of this building is like an inversed piano 157 00:12:22,770 --> 00:12:30,860 This is the Loeb Hall where the Bangladeshi Harvard conference was organized once 158 00:12:30,860 --> 00:12:32,150 This is the Barker Center 159 00:12:32,150 --> 00:12:36,340 and we can enter Harvard Yard with the gate right behind us 160 00:12:36,340 --> 00:12:41,060 We have Lamont Library right in front of us 161 00:12:41,060 --> 00:12:43,380 The last road leads to Widener Library 162 00:12:43,380 --> 00:12:46,040 Lamont Library is a library, study spot, and cafe, 163 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:48,860 where a lot of student studies regularly 164 00:12:48,860 --> 00:12:51,030 A lot of students had all-nighters here 165 00:12:51,030 --> 00:12:55,070 We’ve completed a full circular trip in Harvard yard 166 00:12:55,070 --> 00:12:58,180 We can see Memorial Church over there 167 00:12:58,180 --> 00:13:01,220 If we go along the road 168 00:13:01,220 --> 00:13:03,840 we’ll reach Wigglesworth 169 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,210 where we had started our trip 170 00:13:06,210 --> 00:13:08,370 We can see the Widener Library over there 171 00:13:08,370 --> 00:13:13,990 Before ending this campus tour, we’ll head towards Harvard Square 172 00:13:13,990 --> 00:13:23,460 where a famous Harvard book and merch shop named Harvard Coop is located 173 00:13:23,460 --> 00:13:33,330 Smith Campus Center and Harvard Square is right over there 174 00:13:33,330 --> 00:13:35,470 I like Harvard Coop a lot which has two sections 175 00:13:35,470 --> 00:13:37,930 The first section has clothes 176 00:13:37,930 --> 00:13:43,950 and the other section has different types of merchandise and books 177 00:13:43,950 --> 00:13:47,630 I find coop pretty iconic as it has merchandise 178 00:13:47,630 --> 00:13:53,530 from different schools like MIT, Harvard, etc 179 00:13:53,530 --> 00:13:59,160 We can see all of the Harvard logos here 180 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:04,790 Harvard College, Medical School, Dental School, Law School, Business School, etc 181 00:14:04,790 --> 00:14:08,370 Became Nostalgic visiting here again 182 00:14:08,370 --> 00:14:11,830 Thought of visiting Eliot House for the last time 183 00:14:11,830 --> 00:14:14,040 Hope you liked the video 184 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:30,000 We’ll meet in the next video In Shaa Allah.