From giant cathedrals to stretching towers, these establishments of higher education seem to be taken out of a Harry Potter novel, or some ancient folks tale from times of knights, kings and mighty castles and fortresses. |
Cathedral of Learning — University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Doak Campbell Stadium — Florida State University, Florida |
All Souls College — Oxford University, United Kingdom |
Annenberg Hall — Harvard University, Massachusetts |
Grey Towers Castle — Arcadia University, Pennsylvania |
Sterling Memorial Library — Yale University, Connecticut |
St Salvator’s Quad — University of St Andrews, Scotland |
St John’s College — University of Cambridge, United Kingdom |
Suzzallo Library — University of Washington, Washington |
Thompson Memorial Library — Vassar College, New York |
Rosenwald Hall — University of Chicago, Illinois |
Duke University Chapel — Duke University, North Carolina |
Castle Crypt — Durham University, England |
Ho Plaza and Sage Hall — Cornell University, New York |
Bexley Hall — Kenyon College, Ohio |
Victoria Building — University of Liverpool, England |
Paul Barret Library—Rhodes College, Tennessee |
Main Entrance — Chestnut Hill College, Pennsylvania |
Brown Hall — Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri |
Basilica of the Sacred Heart — University of Notre Dame, Indiana |
M. Carey Thomas Library — Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania |
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