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Great Dome
Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
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Hu
Review №1

Must visit place when you come to MIT or Cambridge. Significant building, very impressive academic look and feel. Nice and clean everywhere. From here you can visit MIT store just about 100m to the design school with various souvenirs. Laying or Sitting on the grass, looking to the sky to feel like a MIT student :). Please look at the sentence on the ceiling to feel the spirit of this famous university. Wish all the people here health and prosperity

Ma
Review №2

A beautiful architecture of the most renowned university in the world. A spot with university view on one side and Charles River view with Boston downtown on the other side.

St
Review №3

Cool dome from a smaht school. Very pretty quad right on the water.

St
Review №4

Beautiful place and building! It’s got a funny little few stories about it too, if you happen to visit MIT, definitely take a family photograph right in front of the Great Dome on the field! The infinite corridor is also a nice touch in the area. Good food court inside if you need a quick bite on your way.

Ta
Review №5

The Great Dome is located at MIT. Visit here towards sunset and you will get some awesome photos! Please do respect the faculty and students here aswell. You can take a stroll inside the building and then get awesome views!

Ri
Review №6

Nice place to spend time! Love the campus and the great dome!

Ad
Review №7

Almost a century old place! The worlds number 1 University. A great place to visit for tourists when your friends and family visit. Once you cross the road, you will find an amazing Boston skyline with Charles River.

Ch
Review №8

Like everyone else I LOVED IT!

Le
Review №9

The Great Dome is the reading room of the Barker Engineering Library at MIT. It consists of individual study pods in rooms on the far perimeter of multiple floors, group spaces, individual study pods on the inside perimeter, walled off four person tables and four-person starfish-shaped couch chairs with rolling footsrools so each person is facing a different direction. You have to make sure your seat has a plug nearby. Not all do. All this is under a 27- foot wide skylight comprised of 1,042 glass bricks specially etched to increase light refraction. The skylight is at the top of a 100 foot dome. Its quiet there and, depending on room, it is available to the greater Cambridge community.

Ma
Review №10

Iconic dome at MIT. Was there to watch the big brains get their congrats and hoods. Great college,,, in case its your first day on earth.

Sa
Review №11

Its always an amazing feeling to come here. It is so refreshing and sitting quietly, observing people. You can go inside and take a tour of MIT.

Pa
Review №12

MIT Juggling Club worlds oldest juggling club every Sunday 3-7. Come practice or learn how to. All are welcome! Usually under the dome in building 10

Je
Review №13

Its free and pretty magical, respect others studying and stay quiet while on the 5th floor in the dome room. Its quiet and nice place to study and chill with wifi, power plugs and nice sofas to take naps after studying. The clock is also something to gaze at.

Um
Review №14

Vibes when you enter MIT campus is amazing

M
Review №15

Good place to have a walk and the lawn in front of it is beautiful and peaceful

손민
Review №16

As a nerd, it was very nice to feel the atmosphere of true nerds.

Sa
Review №17

Loved it! It felt amazing to be there.

Ti
Review №18

Great place to gather with family and friends.

Ca
Review №19

A nice school with good aesthetics and a wonderful view from outside

Ch
Review №20

The view of the inside of the dome is incredible. It would be a fantastic place to study.

St
Review №21

Took a tour there with my family a month ago. Fun and informative. Ask any students there about the cop car on top of the dome! Lol

St
Review №22

Its MIT. Its iconic, its renowned, and7 7 , unlike some other Universities further west in this city, it actually is worth all the hype. This is where the Visitors Center and the first pile of maps and honestly Im pretty sure Admissions is right in this building too, I myself like to wander aimlessly and get scared by some of the names of the buildings, and the warning signs that dont have tell you the reason you should under no circumstances open this door while alarm is sounding, if you understand the mechanics and technology to understand what you just randomly happened across, you can get a good spook on for some inspiration for your next spec-fi (thats what nerds who are stickler for accuracy call sci-fi) work.

vi
Review №23

Its cool to see this interesting place in reality, but also a little of track for other touristy things. Probably its much nicer in spring or summer.

Ca
Review №24

Most iconic spot on campus. Still looks good even in the wintertime.

Da
Review №25

Its my alma mater and was a great place to go in the sixties. The physical plant has changed a lot, and for the better. So has the student body, but it still seems to me to be a great place to go.

Ra
Review №26

Great place to visit specially if you love MIT

Kr
Review №27

Great campus! The center of excellence.

Ca
Review №28

Incredible site.

Ch
Review №29

Enjoy sunshine, breeze, grass, snow, blue sky, Boston skyline, and most importantly, the best photo-taking spot at MIT, the Great Dome. Please don’t say you’ve been to MIT without coming here!

Vi
Review №30

It is a breath taking place

sw
Review №31

Visiting this place always inspires me. This dome has a great view from the charles river side than on mass avenue.

Ro
Review №32

Great place to study!you can get inspiration and concentration ;)

Da
Review №33

Was at MIT for an alumni event, so naturally Google detected my presence under the Great Dome as I transited the Infinite Corridor ... and later as I walked past the Great Court on Mem Drive.

Kr
Review №34

Lovely interior of the library, huge dome in library of Massachusetts institute of technology. Excellent for students to pursue higher studies.

Sa
Review №35

It is really great

So
Review №36

OMG!!! Huge and so pretty! Amazing!

Ta
Review №37

The iconic MIT dome. Looks much bigger when we are near it. Large courtyard and large building surround it. The building are named after prominent scientists like Newton, Darwin etc. It is very close to the river, just cross the road and you get a beautiful view of river.

Fa
Review №38

Quite lovely! And impressive to think of all the super geeks & their work there!

Bo
Review №39

Amazing place :)

MO
Review №40

Love this place its my dream to study in MIT.

vi
Review №41

Great place to sit on the lawn, enjoying the good weather and views while reading a book.

Sh
Review №42

A place where you visit to increase your rating

Br
Review №43

The MIT campus seems to have become more industrial than I remember from visits 40 years ago... But impressive. I didnt get to see it during the day.

Da
Review №44

Looks marvelous

Is
Review №45

The iconic Dome from MIT.

An
Review №46

A great view from MIT onto the river. Looks lovely lit up at night. Impressive indoors too.

P
Review №47

This place is beautiful, but remember its a library reading room. Students are at work here. Dont invade.

Mi
Review №48

The Great Dome is beautiful

Ma
Review №49

It is great and it is dome. 6/10 starrs

TE
Review №50

Here is the place where I dreamed to be one day. (July, 2019)

As
Review №51

Beautiful

Ry
Review №52

Very beautiful and the lawn was a vibrant green, but there were some ugly brown patches and mud that stuck to my shoe. Otherwise, great for photos!

Ja
Review №53

Iconic symbol of MIT big brain.

Ve
Review №54

The iconic MIT done is a must visit in Cambridge

mu
Review №55

One of the most picturesque view of MIT. It has become a famous tourist attractions. I saw a bunch of guys playing with their robots .

蔡五
Review №56

Gorgeous building!

Kr
Review №57

Amazing to be among the worlds greatest engineering university.

Tu
Review №58

Look beautiful and unique from afar. Unfortunately buildings around the dome make it difficult to see it when up close

Br
Review №59

The majesty of it was just inspiring-

Ol
Review №60

Very nice park, youll have to go through the building to get there. Good view on Boston over the Charles River

Wa
Review №61

So cool this place. Definitely would want to go to MIT!

Jo
Review №62

Great landmark across the road from the river with city views.

Ta
Review №63

Very interesting to compare the differences between Harvard and MIT. MIT facilities have a no frills appearance compared to Harvard buildings. Check it out

Ky
Review №64

Amazing

Ha
Review №65

Go up to the fifth floor library for an amazing view of the dome

Ar
Review №66

Beautiful place!

Do
Review №67

The dome itself is not the attraction, but the building underneath it that houses a part of MIT. Great things happen in that venerable building.

Bi
Review №68

MIT but only for the elite. If you are not dont apply

Ne
Review №69

Peaceful atmosphere, great place to be inspired, study, write a novel, or be productive in general!

Pr
Review №70

Nice location of excellent & Great institute

ke
Review №71

Absolutely gorgeous lobby to read history

Ed
Review №72

One of the best University of the World.

Ra
Review №73

Wow. Good view

fR
Review №74

It is rather scenic, the view is great up here.

Al
Review №75

The Great Dome is a great dome. I especially like its dome-like properties, such as being a dome

Ch
Review №76

One of the cooler parts of the MIT campus. Not only is the architecture beautiful and kinda astounding but MIT students actually put things on the top of the building as hacks, legend says there was even once a cop car on top of the building

An
Review №77

Great experience MITBootcamp

Sh
Review №78

Nice to walk around the lawn outside, and the library with the inside view of the dome is worth it.

Yu
Review №79

A must go place in MIT

Ge
Review №80

Awesomeness for all nerds! One of my favorite spots in Boston.

Pa
Review №81

It was cool to walk around the school.

Na
Review №82

I use this landmark as a rest stop on long walks. The bathrooms are always super clean!

Do
Review №83

The Hallowed Hall of Knowledge delivered, an more...very impressive place, alma mater of some of historys greats

Vi
Review №84

Most famous building of MIT. A must for any visitors.

Jo
Review №85

So awesome to get a personal tour by my niece of this great campus!

An
Review №86

Beautiful place!!

Ca
Review №87

Lovely view, great lawn, nice place to sit and relax o throw a frisbee.

Ju
Review №88

One of two pretty places on MITs campus.

Li
Review №89

NO.1

Fa
Review №90

Beautiful place to be in Boston.

Ea
Review №91

Had seen it on television and loved it when saw it actually.

Au
Review №92

Good place to visit when you are visiting Boston downtown

Go
Review №93

Looks pretty nice

AL
Review №94

Historic & beautiful architecture

Ra
Review №95

Wow! What a beauty... Esp when it snows

ru
Review №96

Neat history, cool picts of the outside. Not too much to see inside except for a huge extremely impressive dome.

Ac
Review №97

Nice place to relax and study

Ro
Review №98

Magic happens in these great halls. Your people call it science, my people know its one and the same - Thor

SS
Review №99

A man-made Dome under God-made Dome! Very impressive!

Au
Review №100

Beautiful. Nice area for relaxing.

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  • Address:Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 02139, United States
  • Site:http://libraries.mit.edu/barker/
  • Phone:+1 617-253-5663
Categories
  • Tourist attraction
Working hours
  • Monday:Open 24 hours
  • Tuesday:Open 24 hours
  • Wednesday:Open 24 hours
  • Thursday:Open 24 hours
  • Friday:Open 24 hours
  • Saturday:Open 24 hours
  • Sunday:Open 24 hours
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance:Yes
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park:No
Amenities
  • Good for kids:Yes
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