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Reference to the “Wisdom of the East” (from Moses to Badarayana) and the “Wisdom of the West” (from Herodotus to Kant) inscribed at the west facade (Flower Street) of the Los Angeles Central Library, 630 W. 5th St. Downtown Los Angeles.

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English: Reference to the “Wisdom of the East” (from Moses to Badarayana) and the “Wisdom of the West” (from Herodotus to Kant) inscribed at the west facade (Flower Street) of the Los Angeles Central Library, 630 W. 5th St. Downtown Los Angeles. The inscription above reads: ET QUASI CURSORES VITAI LAMPADA TRADUNT (“And like runners they hand on the torch of life”, Lucretius, De rerum natura 11:79).
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Camera location34° 03′ 04.6″ N, 118° 15′ 22.96″ W  Heading=125.1021652943° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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