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University of Pittsburgh
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The University of Pittsburgh is a public state-related research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The university is composed of 17 undergraduate and graduate schools and colleges at its urban Pittsburgh campus, home to the university's central administration and around 28,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The 132-acre Pittsburgh campus includes various historic buildings that are part of the Schenley Farms Historic District, most notably its 42-story Gothic revival centerpiece, the Cathedral of Learning. Pitt is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". It is the second-largest non-government employer in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
Hugh Henry Brackenridge, founder of Pittsburgh Academy, the precursor to the University of Pittsburgh
Hugh Henry Brackenridge, founder of Pittsburgh Academy, the precursor to the University of Pittsburgh
The Cathedral of Learning, the centerpiece of Pitt's campus and the tallest educational building in the Western Hemisphere
The Cathedral of Learning, the centerpiece of Pitt's campus and the tallest educational building in the Western Hemisphere
Jonas Salk developed the first polio vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh.
Jonas Salk developed the first polio vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh.
The lower campus, the traditional heart of the university, is typified by Gothic Revival architecture including Heinz Chapel (right) and the Stephen F
The lower campus, the traditional heart of the university, is typified by Gothic Revival architecture including Heinz Chapel (right) and the Stephen Foster Memorial (center foreground), but the 42-story Cathedral of Learning dominates most views across the Oakland neighborhood.
Pittsburgh
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Pittsburgh is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. It is the second-most populous city in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia and the 68th-most populous city in the U.S., with a population of 302,971 as of the 2020 census. The city anchors the Pittsburgh metropolitan area of Western Pennsylvania. Its population of 2.457 million is the largest in both the Ohio Valley and Appalachia, the second-largest in Pennsylvania, the 7th-largest in the Mid-Atlantic region and the 26th-largest in the U.S. Pittsburgh is the principal city of the greater Pittsburgh–Weirton–Steubenville combined statistical area which includes parts of Ohio and West Virginia.
Image: Duquesne Incline (50076338942) (cropped)
Image: Duquesne Incline (50076338942) (cropped)
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Image: Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens 132
Image: Buena Vista Street, Mexican War Streets, Pittsburgh, 2008 05 27
Image: Buena Vista Street, Mexican War Streets, Pittsburgh, 2008 05 27
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Image: Andy Warhol Museum Interview Display