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Mystery Monday: big mouth

Most of Yale's grotesques and gargoyles are found on its Gothic buildings, but we spotted this one above a Georgian gateway. Where is it? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 28 2025 07:20am
Mystery Monday: what more could we ask?

Two questions for you today: who is depicted in this sculpture, and on what Yale-adjacent building did we find them? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 21 2025 05:26am
Mystery Monday: Hippopotamus Yalensis

Bulldogs are a dime a dozen on Yale buildings, but where did we find this campus hippo? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | July 13 2025 05:56am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: fossilized fauna

We're always on the lookout for animals carved into Yale's gothic walls. Does anyone know where we spotted this pair? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 23 2025 02:41am
Mystery Monday: Where did we find this B.S.?

Today's mystery: Can you identify the location of these initials rendered in wrought iron? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 16 2025 11:31am
Mystery Monday: some hardware

If you went to Yale, you almost certainly pulled on one of these door handles. Where are they? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | June 9 2025 08:47am
Mystery Monday: wildlife

We don't want to alarm anyone, but there's a wild beast in the courtyard of Pauli Murrray College. And he seems to be a literary allusion. Can... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | May 5 2025 04:03am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: numbers game

A series of stone carvings on the Cross Campus–facing sides of Berkeley College commemorate Yale offices that were housed on the site when it... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 28 2025 03:54am
Mystery Monday: good combination

Where on campus did we find this stone carving? It's part of a frieze with a longer literary quotation. Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 14 2025 04:46am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: another seal for your approval

You can find the university seal carved in stone in many places on campus. Do you know where we found this one? There are contextual clues. Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 31 2025 04:29am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: bow wow wow!

Congratulations to the men's basketball team, who won the Ivy League Tournament yesterday and will face Texas A&M in the NCAA Tournament on... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 16 2025 10:39pm | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: restricted

We've always been amused by the contrast between the elegant stone carving and the prosaic message above this campus door. Who knows where it is? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 13 2025 12:22pm | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: seal of approval

The open book from Yale's seal, which features the Hebrew words Urim v’Thummim, appears frequently in Yale's architecture. Do you know... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 16 2025 10:00pm
Mystery Monday: get out your handkerchief

“For God, for Country, and for Yale” is officially nothing more than a song lyric, but it has served as an unofficial motto for the... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 2 2025 10:46pm | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: points of light

This one will be familiar to alums who remembered to look up on their way to class. Anyone know where we spotted this ornate chandelier? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 27 2025 08:48am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: eyes up

The building should be familiar to many of you, but the perspective is a little unusual. Where on campus are we? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 13 2025 04:13am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: happy old year!

1931 was a big year for construction on the Yale campus. Do you know which building from that time bears this stone carving? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 5 2025 10:00pm | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: look out below!

Where did we take this overhead view? This will be a tough one if you haven't been to the campus in a while, but the 40,000 or so people who've... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 2 2024 10:50am | 3 comments
Mystery Monday: relic

We spotted this artifact in an exhibit case far from the campus, but it is Yale-related. Who knows what it is? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 17 2024 10:00pm | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: under the sea

We’re not sure exactly what’s going on in this aquatic-themed stone carving, but we do know where we saw it. Do you? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ‘86 | November 11 2024 04:34am | 2 comments

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