University sights in Australia

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   University of Sydney

   • Sydney, Australia
   • Sights › University

   Australia’s oldest tertiary territory (1850) has over 45,000 students and even boasts its own postcode. You don’t need to have a PhD to grab a free campus map and wander around. Flanked by two grand halls that wouldn’t be out of place in Harry Potter’s beloved Hogwarts, the Quadrangle has a Gothic Revival design that tips its mortarboard towards the stately colleges of Oxford.

   Also here is the arresting Nicholson Museum and the small University Art Gallery. Nearby, the Macleay Museum has a musty dead smell (old dons or the historic collection of taxidermied Australian fauna?).

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   University of Melbourne

   • Melbourne, Australia
   • Sights › University

   The esteemed University of Melbourne was established in 1853 and remains one of Australia’s most prestigious universities. Its blend of Victorian Gothic stone buildings, midcentury international-style towers and postmodern showpieces provide a snapshot of changing architectural aspirations. The campus sprawls from Carlton through to the neighbouring suburb of Parkville, and its extensive grounds house the university colleges. Most notable of these is the Walter Burley Griffin designed Newman College. The Ian Potter Museum of Art manages the university’s extensive art collection, which ranges from antiquities to contemporary Australian work. It’s a thoughtfully designed…

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   Australian National University

   • Canberra, Australia
   • Sights › University

   The attractive grounds of the ANU, founded in 1946, lie between Civic and Black Mountain and make for a pleasant wander. Drop into the Drill Hall Gallery to see special exhibitions and paintings from the university's art collection; a permanent fixture is the near-phosphorescent hue of Sidney Nolan's Riverbend.

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