Columbia University, New York Photos

Columbia University occupies an essentially symmetrical neoclassical campus planned by the renowned architect Charles Follen McKim of McKim, Mead & White in 1896. Situated slightly to the northwest of the top of New York's Central Park, the grounds are surprisingly spacious considering the Manhattan real it occupies.

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Columbia University campus overview.

Memorial plaque to Charles Follen McKim, Architect of original core of Columbia University.

Low Memorial Library (1897) at Columbia University. Style: Beaux Arts. Architect: McKim, Mead & White. On National Register.

Low Memorial Library & Alma Mater sculpture at Columbia University.

Alma Mater sculpture (1903) by Daniel Chester French at Columbia University in front of Low Library.

Butler Library (1934) at Columbia University.

Knowledge vanquishing evil mural inside Butler Library at Columbia University.

Alfred Lerner Hall (Columbia's student center) (1999) at Columbia University. Architect: Bernard Tschumi + Gruzen Samton Architects.

Columbia University campus scene.

Campus landscape beside Butler Library at Columbia University.

Buell & Philosophy Halls at Columbia University.

St. Paul's Chapel (1907) at Columbia University. Style: Northern Italian Renaissance. Architect: I.N. Phelps Stokes of Howells & Stokes.

Facade of St. Paul's Chapel at Columbia University.

Lamp before St. Paul's Chapel at Columbia University.

Brickwork at rear of St. Paul's Chapel at Columbia University.

Domed interior of St. Paul's Chapel at Columbia University.

Interior with stained glass of St. Paul's Chapel at Columbia University.

Pulpit of St. Paul's Chapel at Columbia University.

Buell Hall (La Maison Française) (remains of 19th C asylum at Columbia University.

Avery Hall (Graduate School of Architecture, Planning & Preservation) at Columbia University.
Architect: McKim, Mead & White.

Schermerhorn Natural Science Hall (1896) at Columbia University. Architect: McKim, Mead & White.

Fayerweather Hall (1896) at Columbia University. Architect: McKim, Mead & White.

Fayerweather Hall detail at Columbia University.

Uris Hall (Columbia Business School) (1960s) at Columbia University.

Havemeyer Hall (Chemistry) (1896) at Columbia University. Architect: McKim, Mead & White.

Mathematics (former Engineering) Hall (1896) at Columbia University. Architect: McKim, Mead & White.

Earl Hall (1902) (religious services) at Columbia University.

Lewisohn Hall at Columbia University. Architect: Arnold Bruner.

Casa Italiana (Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America) (1927) (1151-1161 Amsterdam Ave.) at Columbia University. Architect: William M. Kendall of McKim, Mead & White.

Manhattan School of Music at Columbia University.

Union Theological Seminary (1910) (W. 120th St. & Broadway). Architect: Allen & Collens. On National Register.

Tower of Union Theological Seminary.

Horace Mann Elementary School of Teachers College at Columbia University (W. 120th St. & Broadway).

Buildings of Teachers College at Columbia University.

Russel Hall of Teachers College at Columbia University.

Tower of Russel Hall of Teachers College at Columbia University.


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