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4 unusual facts about Cathedral of Learning


2007 Pittsburgh vs. West Virginia football game

In addition to the crowds a sofa chair was burned in front of the university's Cathedral of Learning, mocking the WVU couch burning tradition.

2012 University of Pittsburgh bomb threats

Several threats were written on bathroom stalls in the Cathedral of Learning and Chevron Science Center.

John Gabbert Bowman

He is best known for initiating and completing the 42-story Cathedral of Learning, the centerpiece of Pitt's campus, over the objections of many faculty and community members.

Rhodes Tower

It is the second-tallest educational-purposed building in the United States (behind the Cathedral of Learning.) It currently houses the university's main library on the first four floors and administration offices for many of the university's academic departments on the upper level floors.


Junction Hollow

From left to right, the Cathedral of Learning, Carnegie Institute, Bellefield Boiler Plant, the dual bell towers of St. Paul's Cathedral, Central Catholic High School, and Hamerschlag Hall can be seen.


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