Cathedral of Learning | Late Gothic Revival architecture From the base |
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t 42-stories, this University of Pittsburgh landmark is the tallest educational building in the Western hemisphere. A literal symbol of higher education, the structure is known as the "drunken compass" by Pitt students because of its use as a navigational aid. The view from the top is most impressive.
“The building was to be more than a schoolhouse; it was to be a symbol of the life that Pittsburgh through the years had wanted to live. It was to make visible something of the spirit that was in the hearts of pioneers as, long ago, they sat in their log cabins and thought by candlelight of the great city that would sometime spread out beyond their three rivers and that even they were starting to build. ” - John Gabbert Bowman
