page_title: Cathedral of Learning
section_title: Other notable spaces
hierarchical_section_title: Cathedral of Learning / Other notable spaces
caption_attribution_description: Dedication plaque for the room from which the previous three photos were taken. As far as I can tell this is the topmost floor of the Cathedral of Learning that is open to the public. I suspect there are two or three machinery floors still higher up.
context_page_description: The Cathedral of Learning is a building that serves as the centerpiece of the University of Pittsburgh's main campus in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Standing at 535 feet, the 42-story Late Gothic Revival Cathedral is the tallest educational building in the Western hemisphere and the second-tallest university building in the world, after the main building of Moscow State University. It is also the second-tallest gothic-styled building in the world. The Cathedral of Learning was commissioned in 1921 and ground was broken in 1926 under general contractor Stone & Webster. The first class was held in the building in 1931 and its exterior finished in October 1934, prior to its formal dedication in June 1937. It is a Pittsburgh landmark listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
  Colloquially referred to as "Cathy" by some Pitt students, the Cathedral of Learning is a steel frame structure overlaid with Indiana limestone and contains more than 2,000 rooms and windows.
context_section_description: There are several other notable facilities and rooms within the Cathedral of Learning. In addition, these spaces do not fall under the auspices of the Nationality Rooms program.
caption: Dedication panel of the Babcock Memorial Room
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