The Universe, an infinite sphere, the center everywhere, the circumference, nowhere. Pascal.
Court of the Universe
Corinthian Colonnade & Gardens
The inscriptions on the Arch of the Setting Sun, facing the Court, are as follows:
The panel at the left of the attic, representing England, reads
In nature's infinite book of secrecy a little I can read.—Shakespeare.
The panel in the center of the attic, representing America, reads
Facing west from California's shores,
Inquiring, tireless, seeking what is yet unfound,
I, a child, very old, over waves
Towards the house of maternity,
The land of migrations look afar,
Look off the shores of my western sea,
The circle almost circled.
—Whitman.
The panel at the right of the attic, representing Spain, is inscribed
Truth, witness of the past, councillor of the present, guide of the future.—Cervantes.