Complex sentence: These three schools surround Downtown Columbia on the east, south, and north; at its center is the Avenue of the Columns, which connects Francis Quadrangle and Jesse Hall to the City Hall and Boone County Courthouse.
Split into simpler sentences: These three schools surround Downtown Columbia on the east, south, and north. At its center is the Avenue of the Columns, which connects Francis Quadrangle and Jesse Hall to the City Hall and Boone County Courthouse.