Low Memorial Library

The Low Memorial Library is a building at the center of Columbia University's campus in , New York City, U.S. The building, located near 116th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue, was designed by Charles Follen McKim of the firm McKim, Mead & White.
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  • Type: University building
  • Description: building on the Columbia University campus
  • Address: 535 West 116th Street, NY 10027

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Paul’s Chapel and Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York.

Church
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St. Paul's Chapel, on the campus of Columbia University in , , is an Episcopal church built in 1903–07 and designed by I.

University
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The is a private, ecumenical, liberal Christian seminary in , , New York City. is situated 1,200 feet north of Low Memorial Library.

University
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The is a private music conservatory in . The school offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in the areas of classical performance, jazz performance, contemporary performance, composition, and conducting, as well as a bachelor's in musical theatre. is situated 1,600 feet north of Low Memorial Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morningside Heights and Manhattan Valley.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood on the West Side of in . It is bounded by Morningside Drive to the east, 125th Street to the north, 110th Street to the south, and Riverside Drive to the west.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the northern part of the of in . It is bounded by West 110th Street to the north, Central Park West to the east, West 96th Street to the south, and Broadway to the west.

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Upper is a large, relatively under-visited area that ranges from 125th Street to Inwood Hill Park on the west and from 96th Street northward on the east.

Low Memorial Library

Latitude
40.80822° or 40° 48′ 30″ north
Longitude
-73.96184° or 73° 57′ 43″ west
Elevation
141 feet (43 metres)
Height
66 feet (20 metres)
Open location code
87G8R25Q+77
Open­Street­Map ID
way 274995757
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Geo­Names ID
6342723
Wiki­data ID
Q6692918
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Yue Chinese—“Low Memorial Library” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Low Memorial Library”
  • Chinese: “勞紀念圖書館”
  • French: “Bibliothèque Low Memorial”
  • Italian: “Low Memorial Library”
  • Japanese: “ロー記念図書館”
  • Japanese: “ロウ記念ホール”
  • Japanese: “ロウ記念図書館”
  • Korean: “로 기념 도서관”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Low Memorial”
  • Yue Chinese: “勞紀念圖書館”

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