Old Engineering Hall, Pittsburgh
Facts and practical information
Old Engineering Hall is an academic building at 3943 O'Hara Street on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The building was completed for $1.2 million in October, 1955. The seven floor building connects Allen Hall and Thaw Hall, as well as the Van de Graaff Building which was added later. The frieze around the top of the building includes bas-relief of the insignia of several engineering societies. Originally called Engineering Hall, it initially contained engineering offices, classrooms, laboratories, a library, and in the basement, a wind tunnel for the aeronautical engineering department testing of airfoil surfaces. ()
Central Pittsburgh (North Oakland)Pittsburgh
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- Calculate routeFifth Avenue at Desoto Street 3 min walk
- Calculate routeAtwood Station 5 min walk
Old Engineering Hall – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Nationality Rooms, Carnegie Museum of Art, Bob O'Connor Golf Course at Schenley Park, Petersen Events Center.
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How to get to Old Engineering Hall by public transport?
Bus
- Fifth Avenue at Desoto Street • Lines: 71B (3 min walk)
- Atwood Station • Lines: 71B (5 min walk)
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