The Cathedral of Learning in Pittsburgh's Oakland district was designed by Charles Klauder. Chancellor John Gabbert Bowman proposed it in 1921. The infobox says built in 1926, while the text gives construction starting in 1926, the first class in 1931, the exterior finished in October 1934 and dedication in June 1937.
The infobox says Late Gothic Revival with some Art Deco influences, and the text says only Late Gothic Revival. It has a steel frame and an Indiana limestone exterior, with 42 stories rising 535 feet (163 m). The Commons Room is about half an acre and four stories tall, with a Vermont slate floor and Guastavino tile.
The building holds 31 Nationality Rooms. A fundraiser called Buy a Brick drew schoolchildren, and the building served military uses from 1943 to 1945. A stonework restoration costing about $5 million finished in 2007. Floors 38 to 40 are closed to the public.
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