Worked as a Temp and enjoyed the architecture of the University. Great place to visit with your children. Wonderful college kids.

I had seen pictures of this tower many times but seeing it in person was fascinating. The nationality rooms are really unique and I image they would be great fun for the students and teachers as a classroom setting. Such an original idea. The cathedral architecture on the interior of the building is beautiful and we heard the reference to... More

This is a unique attraction, and one to our knowledge un-copied elsewhere in the world. The premise was to highlight educational classrooms from counties where immigrants to America might have studied. There are nineteen recreations of classrooms which extend back to Greek antiquity to more modern times. Most of the rooms were created around 1938, and are housed at the... More

This is a University of Pittsburgh building. The architecture is gorgeous. Take the elevator up to the 36th floor, then take the smaller elevator up as high as it goes and look out the windows.

The story of the cathedral's controversy establishment in the early 20th century is worth reading in itself but the building is worth visiting for its "nationality rooms" honoring various ethnicities as well as the grounds. Standing tall above Pittsburgh on the Pitt campus there was concern among the founders that it would make the university a laughing stock but the... More

Interesting to see. The top floor provides a great view of the surrounding area. Numerous rooms with themes.

I have lived in the Pittsburgh area my whole life and never knew what I was missing. I always admired the outside of the building but never ventured inside to explore it until last year. Wow, what a surprise. I went in the summer when the students were gone and it was amazing. When it is dark and silent you... More

I suggested visiting this building so that we could see the architecture but had never been inside. There are rooms dedicated to about 2 dozen countries. It seemed hokey at first but the rooms were really interesting. We paid for the audio tour ($4/adult). It was a fun way to spend some time on campus. You'll see the first floor,... More

It is worth taking a walk through this. The students study in a huge hall with no steel beam support. There are many different rooms with everything in them from a specific country. Unfortunately they were not open the day we went.