Italian Nationality Room

ca. 1949

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Title
Italian Nationality Room
Creator
Unknown
Date
ca. 1949
Identifier
ITCR02.UA
Description
Unveiling of Dante statue. The Italian classroom, room 116, was created by architect Ezio Cerpi of Florence in a 15th century Renaissance theme. It features an original Renaissance fireplace from a 15th-century home in Florence bearing the Latin inscription “O Lord do not forsake me", olivewood panels bearing the names of Italian notables such as Dante Alighieri, Botticelli, Michelangelo, and Gallileo, and the names and founding dates of Italian Universities. The first bench carries the mane of Europe's oldest University, founded in Bologna in 1088. The room was dedicated May 14, 1949.
Place of Publication
Oakland
Type
still image
Subject
Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.).
University of Pittsburgh.
Cathedral of Learning (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Nationality Rooms (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Cathedral of Learning (Pittsburgh, Pa.)--Italian Room.
Geographic Subjects
Oakland
Source
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
Collection
Pitt Photographs
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
Pitt Nationality Rooms
Pitt Campus Life
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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