Cathedral of Learning

The Cathedral of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh

Outside

Building

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  Victory Lights

Cathedral Lawn

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Detail

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  quatrefoil detail pre-2007 restoration

Inside

The Cathedral of Learning has several unique interior spaces and classrooms.

Braun Room

Room 1217 of the Cathedral of Learning

Commons Room

A half an acre (2,000 m²) 52 ft (16 m) tall Gothic study hall located on the first floor of the Cathedral of Learning.

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Corridors, hallways, and niches

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  1st floor entrance

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  1st floor leading to Quo Vadis nook

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  Class of 1940 window by Charles Connick in Quo Vadis nook

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  First floor archway detail

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  1st floor leading to Commons Room

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  Lightwell containing a ceramic sculpture

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  2nd floor study area

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Croghan-Schenley Ballroom

Room 156 of the Cathedral of Learning

Frick Auditorium

Room 324 of the Cathedral of Learning

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Humanities Center

Sixth floor of the Cathedral of Learning (formerly the Darlington Memorial Library)

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McCarl Center for Nontraditional Student Success

Home to the University of Pittsburgh College of General Studies and located on the fourth floor of the Cathedral of Learning.

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  McCarl Center for Nontraditional Student Success

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Mulert Memorial Room

Room 204 of the Cathedral of Learning.

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  Mulert Memorial Room

Nationality Rooms

Main gallery: Nationality Rooms.

A separate gallery exists for the Cathedral of Learning's 27 Nationality Room classrooms located on the first and third floors of the Cathedral of Learning.

Studio Theater

Located in the basement of the Cathedral of Learning.

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  Studio Theater

University Honors College

Home to the University Honors College located on the 35th and 36th floors of the Cathedral of Learning.

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Historic

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  circa 1935

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  Polio vaccinations 1957

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  circa 1980s

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  2007 cleaning/restoration

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  2007 cleaning/restoration

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  2007 cleaning/restoration

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  2007 cleaning/restoration

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  2007 cleaning/restoration

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  Prior to 2007 cleaning/restoration

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See also

• Nationality Rooms