page_title: Campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
section_title: Alma Mater
hierarchical_section_title: Campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign / Main Quad / Alma Mater
caption_attribution_description: Alma Mater by Lorado Taft, on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA.
context_page_description: The Main Quadrangle at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign comprises the main campus of the university. It is a major quadrangle surrounded by buildings of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and is the center of campus activities.
  Several architects had been instrumental in the building of the campus. These include Ernest L Stouffer, Nathan Clifford Ricker, Charles A. Platt, James White, Clarence Howard Blackall, Holabird & Roche, and W.C. Zimmerman. Various campus buildings have been placed on the National Register of Historic Places; these include the Mumford House, Freer Hall, Evans Hall, Busey Hall, Main Library, Altgeld Hall, Round Barns, Kenney Gymnasium, Natural History Building, and Harker Hall. In addition, the Morrow Plots and the University of Illinois Observatory are designated as the National Historic Landmark. In celebration of the 2018 Illinois Bicentennial, the Main Quadrangle at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign was selected as one of the Illinois 200 Great Places by the American Institute of Architects Illinois component.
context_section_description: Planted between Altgeld Hall and the Illini Union is the bronze Alma Mater statue by sculptor Lorado Taft. The 10,000-pound statue depicts a mother-figure wearing academic robes and flanked by two attendant male and female figures representing "Learning" and "Labor" after the University's motto. The 1929 statue is iconic for the University and a popular backdrop for student graduation photos.
caption: Alma Mater – UIUC
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