The first view shows the front of the Administration Building; to the right, in the foreground and partially obscured by a fir, is Washington Hall, typically used for lectures and presentations. The second view shows the Dome from behind the statue of Christ, Who stretches out His arms toward the Administration Building and the larger University it represents. The third and fourth views show the back of the building, easily distinguished by its characteristic dome, from across the lake of Saint Mary's. In both photos, to the right can be seen the spire of the Basilica.
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart is one of only two basilicas in the United States; a papal order is required to create them. Recently restored through a gift of several million dollars by a Notre Dame alumnus, the Basilica is a place to atten Sunday Mass to the accompaniment of Bach organ preludes and Gregorian chants.
Two pictures show God Quad, one a view from the ground, the other a spectacular view from the sky. God Quad is so called because at its northern end are the Dome with its statue of the Virgin, and the Basilica, and in the middle of the quad are statues of Christ and of Father Sorin, founder of the university.
The University's tallest edifice is the Theodore M. Hesburgh Library, whose square bulk towers fourteen stories above the Indiana plains. A view of the library's western face shows, in middle ground and left of center, the bronze statue known as "Number 1" Moses, who is turned to face in the direction of the stadium and defiantly demonstrates Notre Dame's superiority. Far more famous, however, is the twelve-story work of art on the library's southern face, from which it is about one hundred yards over Library Quad to the stadium. "Touchdown Jesus" is visible to most of the crowd in the stadium, and has become nearly as well-known a symbol of Notre Dame football as the fighting leprechaun figure. A closer view reveals that the Christ figure is surrounded by representations of personages out of the history of the Church.
