Majority of the people do not want to go back to school but seeing these campuses would definitely make them think twice. Not to study there but to make it a good tourist destination. Below are the list of the most beautiful campuses around the world.
Mount Berry, USA
Holds the record for the largest campus in the world. An amazing 26,000 acres of lot area. Hmmmm. I wonder if they do have na airport inside? They do have lakes and forests as part of the campus' area. It has numerous fountains and pools as well as English Gothic inspired buildings which most of it were donated by Henry Ford... In case you don't know him, he is the invetor of automobile and the owner of the company... Ford
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Lewis and Clark College
Portland, USA
Like a reserve forest park, this campus has 137 acre lot area with forest trees, old pathways and stone walls. This was used to be a private mansion named after two explorers who were able to identify different species of animals in the US.
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San Deigo, USA
This campus chooses a theme of Spanish Renaissance. It has elaborate facades, delicate iron work and and wood carvings would certainly put you back through time during the Spanish conquestadores period.
Let's just ingnore the dark side of that period... you know, slavery, land grabbing and high taxes.
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University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, USA
Unlike most campuses that showcases old stylish designs. This one has a modern touch. It was believed the whole structure costs $1 Billion.
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University of Notre Dame
South Bend, USA
Ain't no hunchback in here on the glistening golden dome of the school's main building. This is a 150 year old Catholic School with chock-full of lush quads.
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Florida Southern College
Florida, USA
The buildings look like giant scultures and considered as one of US' cultural sites. Walking around the campus feels like roaming around inside an art museum.
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Stanford Univeristy
Palo Alto, USA
From the entrance alone, this 8180 acre campus is just one of the grandest. It is a mile long tree line palm drive which leads to the expansive green Oval, red clay roof-tiled main quad and the crown jewel of the campus, the Memorial Church with is striking mosaic facade.
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Oxford University
England, UK
Built around 11th Century, this building still stands with its quadrangle and arch ways making the campus very elegant. Radcliffe Camera, one if its famous buildings is now a library that is used to be a science building
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Yale University
New Haven, USA
Founded in 1701, some of the iconic buildings of the campus including Colonial Revival and Ingalls Rink are still considered as one of the most amaziing university structures of the world.
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Univeristy of Virginia
Virginia, USA
Founded by Thomas Jefferson, this is the only university in the US to be designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Well, from that alone you can tell this university's campus is indeed beautiful. One of the famous structure there is the Rotunda which is half the size of Pantheon.
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University of Bologna
Bolgna, Italy
Built in 1088, it is considered as one of the oldest universities. Aside from its beautiful and striking old architecture, the university boasts its 30 museums, including astronomy museums, geology museum, physics museum, animal museum, and pathological museum.
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Scripps College
California, USA
This is a 30 Acre campus with buildings of Mediterranean Revival Style. It has a huge rose garden where students can pick roses. Do you know why they have such? Because... It's a women's university. Various kinds of fruit tress can also be seen inside the campus. If you are a single guy you would definitely put this on the top of your list. hehehe
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University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
The oldest and largest university in Denmark, this university is very famous for its landscapes and middle age architecture. It also boasts its modern buildings having a building as the first carbon building in Denmark.
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Tsinghua University
Beijing, China
Was named by Forbes as the most beautiful last 2010. Definitely it wont top the list for no reason. This university has a 356 acre lot located at the Qing Dynasty Royal Garden. The campus showcases chinese style landscapes and buildings.
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University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
The university ranks among the best 50 universities in the world in terms of quality of education. The university is widely known for its plantation of ginko trees. It's japanese style buildings are also one of a kind and the elegant Red Door, the grate in front of the unitversity is a national treasure of Japan. It was built in Edo Period fro high ranking military officials to welcome their brides.
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University of Califonia Los Angeles (UCLA)
Los Angeles, USA
Founded in 1919, this university is a public research university located in Westwood of LA. The university has 2 campuses, north and south. The north campus is the original campus and known for its Renaissance architecture. It has also the famous DIxon Square which is surrounded by oaks. This campus has been featured in a lot of films. The south campus is like a modern version of the university since its buildings are modern in design.
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Harvard University
Cambridge, USA
Most often, this school ranks number one among the universities and by far the most famous university in my list. That's why I visited this university twice. Who else haven't heard of Harvard? This school has been featured in many movies. The school campus covers a 210 acre lot. The center of the university looks like a beautiful grassy park surrounded by old english brick buildings.
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Peking University
Beijing, China
The campus of this university is also called as Yan Gargen and has been considered by many as the mini-Summer Palace for its Weiming Lake area. It is so beautiful because this campus was once part of the Qing Dynasty Royal Garden. The Boya tower is also one of its known landmark as shown in the picture. Its building were designed similar to the forbidden city.
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Wroclaw University of Technology
Wroclaw, Poland
The university is located in the center of Wroclaw, one of the progressive cities in Poland. The campus is famous for its Gothic and Classicism, Baroque and Modernism Architecture.
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University of Gothenburg
Gothenburg, Sweden
The university looks like a large spacious garden that provides hiking tracks with an amazing scenery. People who visits there always prefers to bike around. The building has a modern touch in the inside
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University of Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
This is the oldest university in Portugal and is one of the oldest universities in the world. The most elegant bilding in the campus is its 700 year old library as shown in the picture.
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Pics courtesy of China.org and Huffingtonpost