Cathedral of Learning
The Cathedral of Learning is the centerpiece of the University of Pittsburgh's main campus in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Standing at 535 feet (>163 m), the forty-two story tall Cathedral is the second tallest educational building in the world (the tallest is the main building at Moscow State University in Russia). The Cathedral was commissioned in 1921 and finished in 1937, and has 2,529 windows. As an impressive scenic building, the Cathedral of Learning is often used by the University in photographs, postcards, and other advertisements.
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| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Usage |
| ► | History |
| ► | Funding |
| ► | Nationality rooms |
| ► | Quick trivia |
| ► | Commons room |
| ► | The Croghan-Schenley Ballroom |
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