Alma Mater
The Alma Mater, a bronze statue by sculptor Lorado Taft, is a beloved symbol of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The 10,000-pound statue depicts a mother-figure wearing academic robes and flanked by two attendant figures representing "Learning"…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: sculpture by Lorado Taft
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Illini Union and Altgeld Hall.
Illini Union
Public building
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The Illini Union, located at 1401 West Green Street in Urbana, Illinois, on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, is the student union for the University. Illini Union is situated 370 feet southeast of Alma Mater.
Altgeld Hall
University building
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Altgeld Hall, located at 1409 West Green Street in Urbana, Illinois on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus, was built in 1896–97 and was designed by Nathan Ricker and James M.
Foellinger Auditorium
Theater building
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The Foellinger Auditorium, located at 709 S. Mathews Avenue in Urbana, Illinois, on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is a concert hall and the university's largest lecture hall. Foellinger Auditorium is situated 1,500 feet south of Alma Mater.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Champaign-Urbana and Wilbur Heights.
Champaign-Urbana
Champaign-Urbana is a metropolitan area in central Illinois, composed of the towns of Champaign, Urbana, and Savoy. The community is the site of the main campus of the University of Illinois, one of the great public universities of the United States.
Wilbur Heights
Hamlet
Wilbur Heights is an unincorporated community in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. Wilbur Heights is a northern suburb of Champaign and Urbana. Wilbur Heights is situated 2½ miles north of Alma Mater.
Savoy
Village
Savoy is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 8,857 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area. Savoy is situated 4 miles south of Alma Mater.
Alma Mater
- Categories: sculpture and tourism
- Location: Champaign City Township, Champaign, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.10992° or 40° 6′ 36″ northLongitude
-88.2284° or 88° 13′ 42″ westInception
June 11th, 1929Open location code
86GH4Q5C+XJOpenStreetMap ID
node 634161668OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueWikidata ID
Q4733571
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Alma Mater” goes by many names.
- French: “Alma Mater”
- Portuguese: “Alma Mater (escultura de Illinois)”
- Portuguese: “Alma Mater”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alma Mater Plaza and Mathematics Library.
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