点评:What a wonderful place to visit. The Cathedral of Learning (referred to as ‘Cathy’ by students and Alumni) is the second talked classroom building in the world with Moscow Russia having the tallest.
There are more than 3 dozen Nationally and Heritage rooms (functioning classrooms). Each rooms on is maintained by a community organization generally representing a country.
We paid $10 each for a 90 minute tour although you can walk around for free.
The benefit of having a guided tour is learning about the origins of the rooms, explanations of artifacts, architecture, etc.
Our Student Guide, Donavan’ did an excellent job. We accessed 10 of the classrooms. Bear in mind, classes are held in these rooms so you see classrooms that are empty.
I attended Pitt in the mid 70’s and had classes in two Nationality Rooms. One was the German room and it had beautiful decorations for Christmas. Had hoped to show that one to my husband but there was a class going on.
On a side note, I met Fred Rodger’s (of Mr Rodger’s Neighborhood) on the elevator one day. He was very cordial.
The Ground floor looks like something out of a Harry Potter movie. Hundreds of tables and cubbies where students study, gather, or rest.
翻译:真是个值得一游的好地方。学习大教堂(学生和校友们都亲切地称之为“Cathy”)是世界上第二高的教学楼,最高的教学楼则位于俄罗斯莫斯科。
这里有30多个具有国家及文化特色的教室。每个教室都由一个通常以某个国家为主要代表的社团负责维护。
我们每人支付了10美元来参加一场90分钟的导览,不过其实也可以免费自由参观。参加导览的好处在于可以了解各个房间的起源,还能听到关于文物、建筑等方面的讲解。
我们的学生导游多诺万表现得非常出色。我们参观了10间教室。需要说明的是,这些教室平时都在用于上课,因此我们看到的都是空教室。
我在70年代中期就读于匹兹堡大学,曾在两间“民族特色教室”里上课。其中一间是德国教室,里面有着精美的圣诞装饰。原本希望能给丈夫看看那个地方,但当时正在上课。
顺便提一下,有一天我在电梯里遇到了弗雷德·罗杰斯(《罗杰斯先生的邻居》主持人)。他非常热情友善。
一楼的景象宛如哈利·波特电影里的场景:成百上千张桌子和小隔间,学生们在那里学习、聚会或休息。