page_title: Alumni Hall (University of Pittsburgh)
section_title: Uses of Alumni Hall
hierarchical_section_title: Alumni Hall (University of Pittsburgh) / Uses of Alumni Hall
caption_attribution_description: English: Mellon Financial Hall in Alumni Hall at the en:University of Pittsburgh. photo by Michael G White
context_page_description: Alumni Hall at the University of Pittsburgh is a Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark that was formerly known as the Masonic Temple in Pittsburgh. Constructed in 1914-1915, it was designed by renowned architect Benno Janssen of Janssen & Abbot Architects. Other buildings in Pittsburgh's Oakland Cultural District designed by Janssen include the Pittsburgh Athletic Association, Mellon Institute, and Pitt's Eberly Hall.
  The building's design is that of a classical temple with a well-defined base, midsection and ornamental terra cotta pediment, topped with a clay tile roof. The structure is steel, clad primarily in limestone with terra cotta details. The rear elevation is brick.
context_section_description: Originally an event center and meeting facility for area Masons, Alumni Hall now houses Pitt's Alumni Relations offices and Alumni Center, the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid, the headquarters of the Pitt Pathfinders, a 270-seat Natural Science Lecture Hall, the Office of Governmental Relations, the Institute of Politics, the University Center for Teaching and Learning, and the University of Pittsburgh Katz School of Business's Mellon Financial Corporation Hall that houses the Center for Executive Education.  The lobby of Alumni Hall is also the home to Pitt's Legacy Gallery. On the first floor, Alumni Hall also features the Connolly Ballroom that seats 400 for dinner or 500 theater-style.  The ballroom balcony contains a portrait gallery of former Pitt chancellors. The seventh floor auditorium lobby/reception area houses the collection of oil paintings, “365 Views of the Cathedral of Learning,” completed in 1997-1999 by renowned Spanish artist Felix de la Concha.  Each painting features the Cathedral of Learning from a different vantage point for each of 365 days.  For many years the auditorium on the seventh floor served as the primary venue for the Kuntu Repertory Theatre. The building also contains various study areas.
caption: Katz School of Business's Mellon Financial Corporation Hall located on the fifth floor.
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