Seattle: University of Washington

University of Washington is just north of downtown Seattle, on Lake Washington. It is the most beautiful university we've seen on this trip, and perhaps the most beautiful I have ever seen. It is full of coordinated pink granite buildings, all in pristine condition. Below are the Art and Music buildings, sitting across from one another at one end of the quad:


The campus is oriented to frame views of Mount Ranier over the Drumheller fountain:

The Suzzallo graduate library is one of many of the pink granite buildings, and one of the most spectacular:

There is a statue of the university's namesake, George Washington, in the Central Plaza:

Miller Hall, built in 1922, has 44 'gargoyles' that are very contemporary in their look. Here are closeups of two of them:

We were very impressed with the campus, and think having this university in our 'neighborhood' would be a real plus for living in Seattle.