|
|
|
|
Columbia University Review
Read our New York City sights reviews. Or post your own.
Columbia University 
- Address: Morningside Heights, New York, NY | Map It
- Phone: 212/854-4900
- www.columbia.edu
- Category: Educational Institutions
- Location: Upper West Side
Fodor's Review:
Wealthy, private, coed, Ivy League, New York's first college has a pedigree that has always attracted students. But for a visitor, the why-go resides within its campus, bucolic and quietly energetic at once. The main entrance is at 116th Street and Broadway, site of the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. After seeing the "J-School," follow the herringbone-pattern brick pathway of College Walk to the main quadrangle, the focal point for campus life. (When you eventually leave, exit through the quad's south gate to West 144th Street's Fraternity Row, where brownstones housing Columbia's frats display quirky signs of collegiate pride.) Dominating the quad's south side is Butler Library (1934), modeled after the Roman Pantheon, which holds the bulk of the university's 8 million books. Looking north, you'll see Low Memorial Library, its steps presided over by Daniel Chester French's statue Alma Mater. Low is one of the few buildings you can enter (on weekdays), either to check out the former Reading Room and marble rotunda or pick up a map or take a campus tour at the visitor center.
North of the quad (past a cast bronze of August Rodin's Thinker) is the interdenominational St. Paul's Chapel, an exquisite little Byzantine-style dome church with salmon-color Guastavino tile vaulting inside. Right across Broadway from Columbia's main gate lies the brick-and-limestone campus of women-only Barnard College, which also gives tours (212/854-2014).
- Open: Weekdays 9-5. Tours begin at 11 and 2 weekdays from Room 213, Low Library
- Metro: 1 to 116th St./Columbia University
Get Advice From Other Travelers
- New York City Resturants/other
62 responses; most recent on 11/01/2008, 09:38 pm - Which is best airport for New York city?
19 responses; most recent on 11/01/2008, 01:25 am - New York City Pass DISCOUNT???
4 responses; most recent on 09/21/2008, 11:33 pm - Bus into New York City ?
9 responses; most recent on 09/21/2008, 06:43 pm
Visit the Travel Talk forums for help on planning your trip >>
- Travel Deals
-
New York hotel wknds from $129/ntUp to 30% off
Major Providers -
New York City hotels near airportsUp to 50% off
Priceline.com -
Romantic fall NY wine wknd escape w/hotel$190/nt+
I Love NY -
Luxury Broadway hotel in Manhattan$315/nt+
Perfect Escapes - More >>
Buy the Guidebook
-
$10.95
-
$18.95
Get the Fodor's Newsletter
Read the current issue
For more travel ideas, tips, and deals, sign up for the Fodor's newsletter here. Browse previous issues.
