Cathedral of Learning

Pittsburgh, United States

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The Cathedral of Learning is a 42-story skyscraper at the centre of the University of Pittsburgh's main campus in Oakland, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Designed by Charles Klauder in Late Gothic Revival style, it is a steel-frame structure clad in Indiana limestone and stands 163 metres tall, the tallest educational building in the Western Hemisphere. Ground was broken in 1926, and it houses the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, its 31 Nationality Rooms among its notable spaces.

Architect

Charles Klauder

Movement

Art Deco architecture Gothic Revival

Built: 1926
Type: skyscraper
Heritage: City of Pittsburgh historic designation, Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark
Height: 163 m
Place: Pittsburgh, United States

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