University Of Chicago

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5801 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL | Directions   60637

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September 30, 2003

Explore Hyde Park's beautiful and historic campus.. The Scene
With buildings as bold, eccentric and intellectually challenging as its renowned faculty and students, the 190-acre University of Chicago campus in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood is a great place to explore by foot or bike. Its palatial Gothic towers, quiet reflecting pools and lush lawns and gardens provide the ultimate setting for academic pursuit, or a rowdy game of Ultimate Frisbee. Just 15 minutes by bus or train from downtown Chicago (about seven miles on the lakefront bike path), the University is easily accessible.

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The 12-ton sculpture "Nuclear Energy" by Henry Moore (south Ellis Avenue between 56th and 57th streets.), commemorates the first self-sustaining nuclear reaction--a feat accomplished in 1942 by a group of scientists led by Enrico Fermi. The Oriental Institute, founded in 1919, showcases Near Eastern art and artifacts including a 40-ton Assyrian winged bull, small fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls and several mummies and skeletons.

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