A stone’s throw from the Mississippi River (where River Readings are sometimes held with visiting scholars and poets), Augustana College was founded primarily as an institution for Swedish immigrants. So it makes sense that the school’s central landmark, Old Main, was inspired by an Abba song (that’s not true) and a building at Sweden’s University of Uppsala (much more likely). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, its European influence is evident in the stained glass windows and dome.
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The parent of a prospective student, visiting campus for the first time, once told me that we were "the only college we've visited that actually looks like the pictures in its brochure."
The Gallery, for what interest that holds.
David
Great pics.