August 3, 2007
Shadows of a Sacred Space
Perhaps only the ruin of a great man is more compelling than the ruin of a great building. And if the building is a temple — a sacred space long since abandoned by its worshipers, left to silence and dust — the ruin is all the more interesting. Its columns offer a glimpse into history, its altar a testimony to the fickleness of faith.
Temple University has just such a ruin, and it's hidden in plain sight — right on North Broad Street, beside one of the
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