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Attraction · 2013
Taking Note
Sculptural sun from 2013 in the Harvard Square area, one of a quartet of related pieces in the city's public art collection.
What does Taking Note reveal about the city?
Sculptural sun from 2013 in the Harvard Square area, one of a quartet of related pieces in the city's public art collection.
Read the city asArchitectTrace buildings, campuses, edges, and visible civic form.VisitorStart with what makes the place legible fast.StudentFollow campus rhythms, libraries, food, and late-night edges.LocalSurface the everyday rituals and quieter second looks.HistorianPrioritize older layers, people, and civic memory.Food loverLet restaurants, cafes, markets, and neighborhood rituals lead.ParentFavor safe, walkable, campus-adjacent understanding.RunnerRead the city through parks, paths, bridges, and distance.FounderFollow institutions, labs, companies, and invention spillover.
Open the connections
Why each step follows
Jump back in time
The older layer
Ask who shaped this