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Thursday, March 8, 2012

Wren Building, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA


The Sir Christopher Wren Building at the College of William and Mary in Virginia is the oldest college building in the United States and the oldest of the restored public buildings in Williamsburg. It was constructed between 1695 and 1700, before Williamsburg was founded, when the capital of the colony of Virginia was still located at Jamestown. Generations of William and Mary students have attended classes and lectures, enjoyed meals, and attended chapel services therein.





And this huge keyhole requires..........

.......a huge key to open the main door, shown here with a modern key for comparison.



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