Secular structure, Educational

Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares, in the early 16th century, was the first city in the world to be designed and built solely as the seat of a university.
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Bauhaus Sites
This WHS consists of a group of buildings, situated in the East German towns Weimar and Dessau. They are the most prominent representations of the Bauhaus architectural school (1919-1933).
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Central University City Campus of the UNAM
Central University City Campus of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) encloses the Olympic Stadium, about 40 faculties and institutes, the Cultural Center, an ecological reserve, the Central Library, and a few museums.
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Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas
The Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas (University of Caracas) is an outstanding example of the Modern Movement in architecture.
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Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba
The Jesuit Block and Estancias of Córdoba are religious, educational and agricultural developments by the Society of Jesus between 1604 and 1767.
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Monticello
Monticello and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville are the two major works of Thomas Jefferson (president, writer, architect), and outstanding examples of neoclassical architecture.
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Museumsinsel (Museum Island)
The development of part of the Spreeinsel into a Museumisland started in the 1820's with the construction of the Altes Museum.
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Plantin-Moretus Museum
Christoffel Plantin set himself up as a printer in 1555, founding his publishing house 'De Gulden Passer' (The Golden Compasses).
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Royal Exhibition Building
The Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens were made a WHS to award "the global influence of the international exhibition movement".
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Salamanca
Salamanca is a university town in the heart of Spain, not far from Madrid. Besides two universities, the city has two cathedrals and a grand Plaza Mayor.
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Struve Geodetic Arc
The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over 2,820 km.
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