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Court of the Universe
Corinthian Colonnade & Gardens

Court of the Universe - Corinthian Colonnade and Gardens

The inscriptions on the Arch of the Setting Sun, facing the Court, are as follows:

The panel at the left of the attic, representing England, reads

In nature's infinite book of secrecy a little I can read. - Shakespeare.

The panel in the center of the attic, representing America, reads

Facing west from California's shores,

Inquiring, tireless, seeking what is yet unfound,
I, a child, very old, over waves
Towards the house of maternity,
The land of migrations look afar,
Look off the shores of my western sea,
The circle almost circled.

- Whitman.

The panel at the right of the attic, representing Spain, is inscribed

Truth, witness of the past, councillor of the present, guide of the future. - Cervantes.


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