Educational Institutions

Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Registan

This public square of the ancient city of Samarkand is surrounded by three madrasas.

Wicklow, Ireland

Marine House

Built in 1842, the Marine House has served many functions including a hotel, army barracks, factory, orphanage, private home, and now is an educational institution.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Harvard Lampoon Castle

This satirical castle is the editorial headquarters for the infamous Harvard Lampoon magazine.

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Kneller Athletic Center

This 25-yard competition-sized pool is found within the Kneller Athletic Center of Clark University. It is home to Clark's men's and women's swimming and diving teams.

Provo, Utah, United States

Provo Library

The origins of this large, fancy library in Provo City, Utah began as a book club in a courthouse basement that hoped to catch the gaze of industrialist Andrew Carnegie, who was building libraries across the U.S. at the time.

Warsaw, Poland

Warsaw University of Technology

With history dating back to the 19th century, this University in Poland quickly became one of the most reputable centers for scientific research during WWI and WWII.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Centro Cultural Kirchner

Modeled after New York's City Hall Post Office, Centro Cultural Kirchner is one of the largest cultural centers in the world and a prime example of French second empire architecture.

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Melk, Austria

Melk Abbey

Now the oldest continuously open school in Austria, this abbey was saved from destruction by Emperor Joseph II because of its reputation as an academic institution.

West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

The Great Hall, University of Leeds

The façade of this university helped coin the phrase “red brick university,” a term used to describe England’s civic universities.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Griffith Observatory

This observatory's commitment to free public education has made it the most visited observatory in the world, averaging 1.5 million tourists per year.

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Bogota, Colombia

University of Los Andes

This olympic-sized pool is within a sports center at the first nonsectarian and non-politically affiliated university in Colombia.

Berlin, Germany

Garten der Welt

This garden scape in Berlin truly offers a trip around the world to visitors with its landscapes that represent gardens from around the globe.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Havergal College

This pool exists within a private Canadian high school for girls that divides its students into different houses, much like the mythical school of Hogwarts.

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

The Citadel

This prestigious American military academy has an interior courtyard that dates back to the early 1800s.

Rosersberg, Sweden

Skånelaholm Slott

This 17th century castle was purchased by an Irish immigrant and stayed in his family for 176 years.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Art Institute of Chicago

This art museum, originally intended for the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, stands today as one of the leading fine arts institutions in the U.S.

Paris, France

Sorbonne

This historic college, now several different institutions, began as a guild of teachers in the 13th century.

Karlsruhe, Germany

Schloss Gottesaue

This Renaissance German palace has been destroyed and rebuilt multiple times. It is now operating as a music school.

Murcia, Spain

Artillery Barracks Pavilion 2

This former Spanish military barracks now operates as a cultural center.

Helsinki, Finland

Arla Building

This historic Art Nouveau building in Helsinki has been a resource for the visually impaired for over a century.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Walter Payton College Prep

Every March 4th, this Chicago prep school give back to the community on Sweetness Day in honor of the school's namesake, NFL Hall of Fame member Walter Payton.

Suceava, Romania

Stefan cel Mare

This military college in Romania has grown famous for its embrace of national pride for the last 150 years.

Lodz, Poland

Lodz Power Plant (EC1)

This cultural institution was the first commercial power plant in Lodz, Poland.

Cornwall, United Kingdom

St. Michael’s Mount

This ornate castle stands on a tiny island off the coast of Cornwall, England, and dates back to the mid-17th century.

Przemysl, Poland

Kazimierz Morawski Secondary School

This all-boys school is named after Poland's first expert in classical literature.

Santiago, Chile

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

One of the oldest universities in Chile and home of a renowned architecture program.

Marrakesh, Morocco

Ben Youssef Madrasa

This ornate Islamic college was built in 1565, and is now a popular tourist destination.

Bodega, California, United States

Watson School

Today, this one-room schoolhouse is a county landmark in Sonoma County. But for 111 years, it was the longest-running educational institution of its kind in California.

Seaside, Oregon, United States

Seaside Aquarium

On a mission to save a lobster.

Wroclaw, Poland

Primary School No. 74

This Polish primary school, designed by German architects in the early 1900s, was once one of the largest primary schools in Wrocław, Poland.

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Public Auditorium

In the 1920s, this auditorium was considered a state-of-the-art facility. Since then, it has hosted legendary performers inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Piran, Slovenia

Piran Aquarium

This humble Slovenian aquarium is the largest of its kind in the country, with over 200 different aquatic species on display.

Dekalb, Illinois, United States

Williston Hall

This administrative building on Northern Illinois University served as a women's dormitory for more than 10,000 students over 54 years.

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Marjorie McNeely Conservatory

Como Park's glass conservatory is a shining star within the grounds. During the winter months, the warmth of this greenhouse creates a tropical paradise making visitors feel like they are in a reverse snow globe.

Helsinki, Finland

Korkeasaari Zoo

This zoo is the largest in Finland and is curiously located on an island in the Baltic Sea.