University of Kentucky
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The University of Kentucky is a public land-grant research university in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 1865 by John Bryan Bowman as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky, the university is one of the state's two land-grant universities. It is the institution with the highest enrollment in the state, with 32,710 students in the fall of 2022.
The early campus: Barker Hall in the center, the Main Building to the right, and a lake in the foreground where the Student Center was later built.
Patterson Hall, shortly after its 1904 opening
Miller Hall
The engineering plaza.
Lexington, Kentucky
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Lexington is the second-most-populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and the 60th-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Fayette County. By land area, it is the country's 30th-largest city.
From top, left to right: Lexington skyline, Rupp Arena/Central Bank Center, Keeneland Race Course, Donamire Farm, Kroger Field, University of Kentucky Arboretum, Old Fayette County Courthouse, NTRA headquarters
Historic Henry Clay law office in downtown Lexington
Panoramic view of downtown Lexington before the construction of City Center
Lexington's strict urban growth boundary protects area horse farms from development.