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A person riding their bike in front of a colorful geometric mural on a wall outside.

Peeling back the layers of an iconic campus mural

Since 2014, “100 Years of Solitude” has evoked the famous novel while creating a legacy of its own on the Boston campus.
A section of a Roman wall inside of a building.

A surviving part of London’s Roman wall

The vast majority of the 1,800-year-old structure has been demolished, but Northeastern’s Startup Hub is home to the only example left.
A Greek amphitheater in Oakland.

‘Greek Amphitheatre’ on the Oakland campus

An Alfred Lord Tennyson quote, “The City Is Built to Music — Therefore Built Forever,” is carved in stone over the door to the amphitheater.
Several members of the Northeastern community walk past a stainless steel sculpture of a person walking.

The gravity of these two stainless steel sculptures reaches ‘quantum’ proportions

The sculptures “Homage to Galileo” and “A Quantum Figure” on Northeastern’s Boston campus were created by David Bakalar.
A disc shaped sculpture on a grassy lawn in Oakland.

‘Disco,’ a kinetic bronze sculpture by Arnaldo Pomodoro

‘Disco’ spins on Holmgren Meadow on Northeastern’s Oakland campus. Part of a global series, it blends smooth and intricate textures.
A bell tower outside in California with trees growing next to it.

El Campanil, bell tower on the Oakland campus, by Julia Morgan

Built in 1904, the tower survived the 1906 quake unscathed, proving the strength of reinforced concrete and launching Morgan’s career.
A sculpture that looks like a man laying on a hill propped up by one elbow on the Boston campus.

The story behind a campus sculpture by a Hollywood legend

A mainstay of the sculpture park on the Boston campus is 'Reclining Man,' by Blake Edwards, the director of the 'Pink Panther' movies.