Universities

A memorial honoring a mathematician likely murdered by Taiwan's authoritarian government.

Student protesters used these bells as symbols of defiance in the early 1970s.

A purported 17th-century religious artifact with noteworthy associations to Catholic history in the U. S.

A tile mosaic displaying a saying from the prophet Muhammad presents the mission of Durham University's Oriental Museum.

This massive 286,200-tile mosaic was the largest mural of its kind in the United States and is an early example of computer-generated art.

This legendary clock tower has dominated Kathmandu’s skyline since it was built in 1894.

This public Skyspace created by artist James Turrell for his alma mater puts on a show every day at sunrise and sunset.

Since its accidental discovery in 1977, this sarcophagus has been described as "the greatest masterpiece of Merovingian sculpture north of the Alps."

This fine arts hall honors the mastermind behind our beloved creepy and kooky Addams Family.

In the high desert east of Bend, the University of Oregon maintains a research observatory on a remote mountain peak.

Three bronze beauty queens welcome you to “Miss America University.”

A cultural center dedicated to the preservation of the Yiddish language and culture with over a million volumes.

A seemingly out-of-place comic book surprise sits on the 21st floor of the tallest university library in the world. 

A cornucopia of gargoyles adorns the oldest portion of Oxford’s Magdalen College.

Some of the specimens on display at the Leiden University Medical Center have been helping educate physicians since the 17th century.

Where George Lemaître discovered the expanding nature of the universe.

This 19th-century zoological collection has withstood the test of time.