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Emory University
Emory moved to Atlanta from Oxford, Georgia, in 1915 after Coca-Cola founder Asa Griggs Candler gave land and a million dollars. Henry Hornbostel then set the campus look of pink Georgia marble and red tile roofs.
- 10Buildings
- 5Traditions
- 1922Oldest · Emory University Hospital
- 2008Newest · Rita Anne Rollins Building
Campus map and Look Around
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Planning the visit
- Fly intoHartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
Hartsfield–Jackson, south of downtown Atlanta, is the nearest airport. Emory's Druid Hills campus is northeast of downtown.
- Getting aroundWalking / Emory Cliff shuttles
The Cliff, Emory's shuttle system, runs routes around campus and to nearby neighborhoods. Its buses run on biodiesel made from recycled cooking oil.
- Colors and teams
The school colors are blue and gold, and the teams are the Eagles. Emory has two mascots: Swoop the Eagle and Dooley the skeleton.
10 buildings to stamp
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Photo: Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Michael C. Carlos Museum
571 S Kilgo Cir, Atlanta, GA 30322
Michael Graves designed this museum building on the historic Quad, completed in 1993. It holds the largest collection of ancient art in the Southeast, from Egypt, Greece and Rome to Africa and the ancient Americas.
- Built
- 1993
- Architect
- Michael Graves
- Today
- Art Museum
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Photo: Marc Merlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Candler Library
550 Asbury Cir, Atlanta, GA 30322
Coca-Cola founder Asa Griggs Candler paid for this library, built in 1926 and renovated in 2004. Inside are the Matheson Reading Room and a 1920s copy of Thorvaldsen's Triumph of Alexander frieze.
- Built
- 1926
- Today
- Library and Classrooms
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Photo: Brett Weinstein, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Robert W. Woodruff Library
540 Asbury Cir, Atlanta, GA 30322
Emory's main library was built in 1969 as a 10-story tower; a four-story wing was added in front in 1995. The Rose Library of rare books and manuscripts is on the tenth floor.
- Built
- 1969
- Stories
- 10
- Today
- University Library
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Cannon Chapel
515 N Kilgo Cir, Atlanta, GA 30322
Paul Rudolph designed this chapel for the Candler School of Theology. President Jimmy Carter spoke at its groundbreaking in 1979, and it is named for former dean William R. Cannon.
- Built
- 1980
- Architect
- Paul Rudolph
- Today
- University Chapel
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Rita Anne Rollins Building
1531 Dickey Dr, Atlanta, GA 30322
Completed in 2008, this home of the Candler School of Theology has marble and stucco walls under a clay tile roof. A 2014 addition links it to the Pitts Theology Library.
- Built
- 2008
- Style
- Italianate
- Today
- School of Theology
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Glenn Memorial Church
1652 N Decatur Rd, Atlanta, GA
Built in 1931 near the main entrance to campus, this Methodist church honors minister Wilbur Fisk Glenn. For years Emory held its commencement in the church school amphitheater next door.
- Built
- 1931
- Today
- Church and Auditorium
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Photo: Daniel Mayer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
N Decatur Rd at Clifton Rd, Atlanta, GA 30322
Completed in 2003, this arts center is built around the 825-seat Emerson Concert Hall, a tall shoebox hall modeled on halls like Vienna's Musikverein. Its stucco and Portuguese limestone echo the older campus.
- Built
- 2003
- Architect
- Michael Dennis
- Style
- Stucco and Limestone
- Today
- Performing Arts Center
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Photo: Alexanderfernbank, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Goizueta Business School
Fishburne Dr at Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322
Named for Coca-Cola chairman Roberto Goizueta, the business school's building at Fishburne Drive and Clifton Road was dedicated in 1997. A second building for research and doctoral study followed in 2005.
- Built
- 1997
- Today
- Business School
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Photo: Emory University, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons Emory University Hospital
1364 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322
The hospital moved to the campus in 1922 into a new 275-bed building given by Asa Griggs Candler. Today it is an 853-bed teaching hospital staffed by the faculty of Emory's School of Medicine.
- Built
- 1922
- Today
- Teaching Hospital
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Photo: Donutboy102, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Lullwater House
Lullwater Preserve, Atlanta, GA 30322
Ivey and Crook designed this L-shaped mansion for Walter T. Candler, completed in 1926 with granite quarried on the estate. Emory bought it in 1958, and it is now the president's home overlooking Candler Lake.
- Built
- 1926
- Architect
- Ivey and Crook
- Style
- Tudor-Gothic Revival
- Today
- President's House
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5 traditions to check off
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The Gravity Monument
Hidden in the trees off Dowman Drive is a pink marble monument that Roger Babson gave Emory in 1963 to honor the sciences. Many say it looks more like a tombstone in the woods. See if you can find it.
Lullwater Preserve and Tower
Lullwater Preserve is a 154-acre stretch of woods and water that walkers and joggers enjoy. Follow the trail to the old granite tower Walter Candler built beside his dam to power his house.
Words Under the Eaves
Henry Hornbostel set the look of the Quad with pink Georgia marble and red tile roofs. Look up under the eaves of the older buildings to find carved words naming what was once taught inside.
Source Route
Behind the Carlos Museum, a set of stairs leads down into Baker Woodland. It is part of an environmental sculpture installed in the 1970s. Take the steps into the woods.
Robinson Clock Tower Bells
The clock tower on Cox Hall carries carillon bells dedicated in 2001 to honor trustee J. William Robinson and his wife. Listen for them as you cross the campus.
History
Founded 1836
From Wikipedia
Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It was founded in 1836 as Emory College by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory. Its main campus is in Druid Hills, four miles from downtown Atlanta.
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