Cathedral of learning
Glossy paper, ink
Built in 1926, the Cathedral of Learning is the second tallest educational building worldwide and now serves as a famous landmark of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the center of the main University of Pittsburgh campus. The building contains a number of specialty rooms including a studio theater, food court, study lounges, offices, labs, and 30 Nationality Rooms. The first floor, known as the “Commons Room,” is a prominent part of the building recognized for its gothic architecture and choice material of Indiana limestone. The Cathedral of Learning can often times be seen filled with an abundance of young college students and tourists alike thanks to the wide variety of functions offered by the Cathedral of Learning.
The series is taken within the Cathedral of Learning at five different occasions: most images captured in the Commons and Nationality Rooms (The Early American, Indian, Japan, Austrian, Turkish, Israel Rooms). I took these pictures to show my viewers perspectives of the building that we would not usually think of and take note of. I focused primarily on the Commons Rooms to show the ominous and mysterious aura by keeping the warm lights in many of the photos.
