Harvard Bixi
The Harvard Bixi is a 17-foot high, 27 ton Chinese marble stele with a turtle pedestal located at Harvard University, north of Boylston Hall and west of Widener Library in Harvard Yard, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The stele was presented to the university by the Chinese Harvard Alumni for its Tercentenary in September 1936.
Harvard Bixi | |
Harvard Bixi before the north facade of Widener Library | |
| 42°22′25″N 71°7′1″W | |
| Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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| Type | Chinese tortoise-borne stele |
| Material | Marble |
| Height | 17 feet |
| Opening date | 1796-1820 (construction date) September 17, 1936 (presented to Harvard) |
| Dedicated to | Harvard University |
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