Pittsburgh
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Symbols
[edit]See also: Category:Symbols of Pittsburgh
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The flag of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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The coat of arms of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Steelers' star
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Traditional Pittsburgh parking chairs
Architecture
[edit]High-rise buildings
[edit]See also: Category:High-rises in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
See also: Category:Skyscrapers in Pittsburgh
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USX Tower, downtown Pittsburgh
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The Gulf Tower, downtown Pittsburgh
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One Mellon Center, downtown Pittsburgh
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Fifth Avenue Place, downtown Pittsburgh
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PPG Place, downtown Pittsburgh
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University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning, Oakland
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University of Pittsburgh's William Pitt Union, Oakland
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Union Trust building, downtown Pittsburgh
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Frick Building, downtown Pittsburgh
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K&L Gates Center, downtown Pittsburgh
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Union Station, downtown Pittsburgh
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Fulton Building, downtown Pittsburgh
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Koppers Tower
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Federated Tower
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William S. Moorhead Federal Building
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Keenan Building
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The Encore on 7th
Low-rise buildings
[edit]See also: Category:Buildings in Pittsburgh
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Allegheny County Courthouse, downtown Pittsburgh
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Allegheny Observatory, Observatory Hill
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Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland
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David L. Lawrence Convention Center, downtown Pittsburgh
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Fort Pitt Blockhouse, Point State Park
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Phipps Hall of Botany, Schenley Park
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Moreland-Hoffstot House
Churches and temples
[edit]See also: Category:Churches in Pittsburgh
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Saint Paul's Cathedral (Catholic), Oakland
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Saint Augustine Church (Catholic), Lawrenceville
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Saint Stanislaus Kostka (Catholic), Strip District
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Church of the Epiphany (Catholic), Uptown
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Saint Benedict the Moor (Catholic), Hill District
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First United Methodist Church, Bloomfield
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Calvary Episcopal Church, Shadyside
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Cathedral of Hope (Presbyterian), East Liberty
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Heinz Chapel, Oakland
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Rodef Shalom Temple
Attractions
[edit]Museums
[edit]See also: Category:Museums in Pittsburgh
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Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum, Oakland
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Carnegie Science Center, North Shore
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Aerial view of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History
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Entrance to the Carnegie Museum of Art, Oakland
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Cast of carved doors in Carnegie Museum's Hall of Architecture
Parks
[edit]See also: Category:Parks in Pittsburgh
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Outline of the former Fort Duquesne in Point State Park, downtown
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Point State Park, downtown
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Panther Hollow Lake, Oakland
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Schenley Park, Oakland
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Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Oakland
Sports
[edit]See also: Category:Sports in Pittsburgh
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Heinz Field, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers football team
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Heinz Field at river level
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Interior view of Heinz Field
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Consol Energy Center, home of the Pittsburgh Pengins hockey team
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Interior view of the Consol Energy Center
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Civic Arena (former home of the Penguins)
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View from inside PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team
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University of Pittsburgh's Petersen Events Center
Rivers and bridges
[edit]See also: Category:Allegheny River
See also: Category:Monongahela River
See also: Category:Ohio River
See also: Category:Bridges in Pittsburgh
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Looking upstream along the Monongahela River from Mount Washington
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The Smithfield Street Bridge spanning the Monongahela, downtown
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The South 10th Street Bridge spanning the Monongahela, downtown
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Monongahela River as seen from Bluff neighborhood
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Confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers
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Shore of the Ohio beneath Mount Washington
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The West End Bridge spanning the Ohio, downtown
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The Neville Island Bridge spanning the Ohio, Neville Island
Landscape
[edit]Panoramic views
[edit]See also Category:Cityscapes of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Skyline
[edit]See also: Category:Pittsburgh skylines
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Pittsburgh skyline with the Warhol Bridge
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Pittsburgh skyline as seen from the West End Bridge
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Pittsburgh skyline as seen from Mount Washington
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Pittsburgh skyline at sundown from Mount Washington
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Pittsburgh skyline at sundown
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Pittsburgh skyline as seen from the West End Overlook
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Pittsburgh skyline with fireworks
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Pittsburgh skyline with fireworks
Maps
[edit]See also: Category:Maps of Pittsburgh
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Location of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Pittsburgh locator map
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Neighborhoods of Pittsburgh
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Map of the Pittsburgh Light Rail system
Neighborhoods
[edit]See also: Category:Neighborhoods in Pittsburgh
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Oakland
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Polish Hill
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Shadyside
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South Side Slopes
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Steps in Lawrenceville
Transportation
[edit]See also: Category:Transport in Pittsburgh
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Duquesne Incline
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Duquesne Incline station
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Train in the South Side
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Barges on the Monongahela
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Port Authority bus
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Pittsburgh Light Rail
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Forbes Avenue through Uptown
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Canton Avenue in Beechview, the steepest officially-recorded public street in the US
Universities and colleges
[edit]See also: Category:Education in Pittsburgh
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Convent of Mercy at Carlow University
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Carnegie–Mellon University
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CMU quad with University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning as background
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Building on the campus of Chatham University
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Duquesne University chapel
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Interior of University of Pittsburgh's Cathedral of Learning
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Point Park University's Lawrence Hall
Historical images
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A 1904 chromolithograph of downtown Pittsburgh
Downtown Pittsburgh flooded in 1907
A panorama of downtown Pittsburgh from 1920
Other images
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Rendering of the point in 1776
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Map of Fort Pitt in 1795
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Pittsburgh in 1874
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Color lithograph of Pittsburgh in 1902
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Great Pittsburgh Flood of 1936
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Pittsburgh's "Golden Triangle" in 1963
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Allegheny River bridges in 1968
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Liberty Tunnel in 1974