Moldy cave or garden of eden?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Chicago ✅
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<p>How pretty is the Chicago campus? I haven't really been able to find any good pictures online, and I doubt I'll visit it.</p>

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<p>Omg. Eden, Xanadu, absolute paradise! (at least in spring) There’s a whole flickr group linked to on the admissions blog.</p>

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<p>it’s like frozen tundra in the winter. COLD and WINDY. I have never visited other than in the winter.</p>

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<p>^I think any campus is fairly unpleasant during the winter unless you’re in California or something.</p>

<p>Chicago was the first place I’d ever visited, and I loved it. It’s second only to the Ivies in its Hogwarts-likeness. The admissions office was especially nice … all the maroon made it seem so warm and comforting. There are vines going up on the buildings, which is something I rather fancy. I think it depends on what you consider “paradise.” I could definitely get used to Chicago’s neogothic architecture, but some people find it too gloomy.</p>

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<p>But gothic architecture looks great in the snow. :)</p>

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<p>The UChicago campus is gorrrrrrrrrgeous. Sure, Max P may look a little funky but the rest of it is sosososo pretty! When I was there my tourguide said that UChicago was number 2 on the list of places where Hogwarts was going to be filmed. :D</p>

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<p>Awesome. Is most of the campus like this? Some of the colleges I’ve seen have the gothic look for a building or two and then a whole bunch of modern, drab buildings</p>

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<p>I have a gorgeous book from 2006 all about the architecture of UChicago. With the exception of a few oddball standouts, the campus is all either gorgeous modern glassy-stuff (the D’Angelo Law Library, for example) or Gothic-esque (the main quads). The medical center is even a little bit Gothic, so that the campus flows very well; while not everything is Gothic, most, if not all, of the major buildings seem to have been designed to fit in well together and be very complementary. One of the standouts I noticed in the book was the admin building, which seems to be basically a giant gray block–perplexingly plain and awkward. Palevsky is another head-turner, if only because it’s orange and purple, but inside it seems to be pretty cool.</p>

<p>Chicago is definitely a gorgeous campus.</p>

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<p>It is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been.
UChicago in the fall: magnificent.</p>

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<p>The campus has a very secluded “Hogwarts” feel to it. The architecture was deliberately designed to look old and expensive by the University’s billionaire founder (whose name escapes me right now). I visited in fall on a cold, rainy day and I was still astounded by the sights. The one thing I didn’t care for was the dormitory our tour guide referred to as “Legoland” (I can’t remember the actual name, but the nickname is more than apt). All in all, its an inspirational place, and it felt incredible safe (in broad daylight).</p>

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<p>The online photos provide a very accurate vision of the campus, unlike with, say, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which is much uglier than I would have ever imagined (excluding the lakeshore, and this is not to suggest that Madison’s aesthetic value corresponds to its academic value).</p>

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<p>lasermouse: I assume “Legoland” referred to Max Palevsky. :D</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/campus/uscdorm.jpg[/url]”>http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/campus/uscdorm.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>^John D. Rockefeller, the richest man the world has ever known put up a considerable amount to found the school; his initial donation was matched by the Chicago billionaire retail titan, Marshal Field, and others.</p>