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Cathedral of Learning Construction
November 26, 1930
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Title
Cathedral of Learning Construction
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
November 26, 1930
Identifier
CTL035.UA
Description
View of the Cathedral of Learning from Bellefield and Fifth Avenues showing completed main portion of the structure. The University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning, championed by Chancellor John Bowman, was built between 1926-1936 and dedicated in 1937. It is the second-tallest education building in the world at 42 stories and 535 feet tall. The Gothic-style Cathedral was designed by Charles Klauder and the general contractor was Stone and Webster. It serves as the geographic and traditional center of campus.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
Bellefield Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Fifth Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Cathedral of Learning (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Buildings--Design and construction
Geographic Subjects
Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
Collection
Pitt Photographs
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
Pitt Campus Life
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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