page_title: Campus of the University of Notre Dame
section_title: Art and monuments
hierarchical_section_title: Campus of the University of Notre Dame / Art and monuments
caption_attribution_description: English: Moses, University of Notre Dame
context_page_description: The campus of the University of Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and spans 1,250 acres comprising around 170 buildings. The campus is consistently ranked and admired as one of the most beautiful university campuses in the United States and around the world, particularly noted for the Golden Dome, the Basilica and its stained glass windows, the quads and the greenery, the Grotto, Touchdown Jesus, its collegiate gothic architecture, and its statues and museums. Notre Dame is a major tourist attraction in northern Indiana; in the 2015–2016 academic year, more than 1.8 million visitors, almost half of whom were from outside of St. Joseph County, visited the campus.
  When the university was founded in 1842, the only building on site was the Log Chapel, which had been built in 1831. Under the guidance of the founder and first president Edward Sorin, Old College and the first church and main building were built. The second main building, which constituted almost the entirety of the university facilities, burnt down in 1879, and was followed the current Main Building was built. Campus has continued to grow ever since.
context_section_description: Christ the Life Touchdown Jesus
  The side of the library facing the stadium is covered a 134 feet high and 68 feet wide mural called "The Word of Life", and commonly known as "Touchdown Jesus".
  Statue of Fr.Sorin 
  God Quad hosts a statue of Fr. Sorin, the Founder of the University. Sculpted by Ernesto Biondi in 1906. it is over 20 feet tall. it includes a Latin inscription.
  Venite ad Me Omnes
  
  The statue represents the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
  It was sculpted by Robert Cassiani and dedicated during the 1893 commencement exercises. it represents Jesus and the inscription translates to "Come to me everyone". It was modeled after the statue of the Sacred Heart by Gabriel Thomas, which stood at the Montmartre basilica until 1900.
  It faces the lady on the golden dome. It underwent restoration in 2013.
  Clarke Memorial Fountain
  Modeled after Stonehenge, it is a peace monument commemorating around 500 Notre Dame alumni who died in World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam War. The names of those wars are carved in three of its arches, and the fourth arch bears the Latin inscription Pro Patria et Pace, "For Country and Peace." It was designed in 1983 by architects John Burgee (alumnus of the University) and Philip Johnson. It was dedicated in 1986, the fountain was underwritten by Notre Dame alumnus Thomas Shuff and by its principal benefactor, Maude Clarke of Chicago. Mrs. Clarke's donation was made in memory of her husband John, an investment banker who once served on the business college's advisory council. Both of the Clarkes had also been Army officers in World War II.
  The Fountain is the centerpiece of Fieldhouse Mall, a park-like area with benches and formal gardens that graces the southern end of the quad. The mall serves as a crossway between Hesburgh Library and the Main Quad, but is also a popular place for festivals, social activities, and marching band rehearsals. The site was created when the Old Fieldhouse was torn down in 1983, and consistent with Notre Dame's steadfast sense of tradition, there now stands a buff brick monument to that long-gone gymnasium.
  Statue of Rev.Corby 
  
  A statue of President Corby stands in front of Corby Hall. Corby served as chaplain of the Irish Brigade during the battle of Gettysburg. Hence, an identical statue is present at Gettysburgh.
  The statue is attributed the football nickname "Fair Catch Corby".
  Saint Edward the Confessor
  It was created by Froc-Robert & Sons in 1880. It was installed in 1883, gift of the Sorin association. St. Edward was the patron saint of Father Sorin. The statue is made of bronze and is tall approximately 7 feet tall.
  The statue holds a scepter and a small church, reminiscent of the campus basilica.
  Moses
  Locate outside the west entrance of Hesburgh Library, it was created by Joseph Turkalji in 1962. His foot stands on the neck of a calf, and his right hand index finger points to the sky. It represents a passage from Exodus.
  As many Notre Dame statues, Moses has a double meaning regarding American football. He is either known as "First Down Moses" or "Number #1 Moses". The horns of the head of Moses are probably referring to one of the most famous depictions of Moses in sculpture, the statue by Michelangelo.
  Christ and the Samaritan Woman
  
  The sculpture featured is found gracing the western entrance of O'Shaughnessy Hall, the home of the College of Arts and Letters. It was executed in 1957 by the Croatian sculptor Ivan Mestrovic, who was in residence at Notre Dame from 1955 until his death in 1962, on the model of a sculpture he had completed in wood relief thirty years earlier for a chapel in his native town of Split, Croatia. The Notre Dame sculpture, which depicts the Samaritan woman's gradual recognition of Jesus as the Savior as narrated in John 4:1–42, is full of expressive gesture that conveys the drama and subtle nuances of their communication.
  The statue is part of a memorial that includes benches, trees, and the statues of St. John and the prophet Isaiah.
caption: Statue of Moses
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