Sep 23, 2010 · Positioned on the Quad between the English Building and Lincoln Hall, the landmark, a semicircular stone bench surrounding a 5,000-pound column supporting a mounted electric lamp, carries the legend that two lovers who kiss there will have a lifetime of eternal bliss.

Sep 9, 2024 · Have a kiss at the eternal flame. Hidden between the English Building and Lincoln Hall is a stone bench with a light post in the middle. Rumor has it that if you kiss someone at this eternal flame, your love will be, well, eternal. According to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, “A lover’s kiss brings eternal bliss.”

Eternal Flame. Take a study break at the Eternal Flame or bring your significant other here for a kiss. Rumor is "a lover's kiss will bring eternal bliss!"

Feb 12, 2024 · Illini Couple Pam and Kevin Paradies return to the Eternal Flame, where they kissed as freshmen. Despite taking an extended “gap year or two” in their relationship, the couple reunited and wed after graduation.

The Quad is also home to the "Quad Bench and Light", affectionately known as the Quad Flame, as well as to the 1913 Lincoln Hall Gateway. The famous "Eternal Flame" on campus was a gift of the class of 1912.

There is a campus myth that states, “A lover’s kiss will bring eternal bliss,” signifying that if you kiss your lover under the flame, your relationship will last forever. No matter the legend, the Eternal Flame is a great place to sit and enjoy the nice weather on the Quad!

Feb 10, 2023 · The eternal flame burns brightly on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (Image by Fred Zwicky)

Oct 19, 2021 · The Eternal Flame pillar between Lincoln Hall and the English Building was a gift from the graduating class of 1912. Formerly an ever-burning oil lamp, the flame promised eternal love. Now, the electric light tends to flicker on and off, so students have changed the myth to: “Lovers who kiss underneath the flame are doomed to an on-again, off ...

Jul 9, 2012 · Formerly an ever-burning oil lamp, with the saying "a lovers kiss will bring eternal bliss" kissing your sweetheart under the flame meant your love would last forever. Now, the electric light tends to flicker on and off, so students have changed the myth: lovers who kiss underneath the flame are doomed to an on and off relationship.

The free standing pillar between Lincoln Hall and the English Building on the Main Quad is the Eternal Flame. Formerly an ever-burning oil lamp, it is now topped with an electric light. It is a memorial from the class of 1912.