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University of Nanking Campus 金陵大学旧址Jīnlíng Dàxué Jiùzhǐ
National heritage site · Nanjing, Jiangsu
- Time needed
- About 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Nanjing
- Region
- Jiangsu
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About University of Nanking Campus
The former campus of the University of Nanking, a university sponsored by American churches, laid out in the 1910s on a north–south axis in the manner of an American campus, with buildings that pair Chinese hip roofs and grey-brick walls with Western structures and materials. Its landmark is the tower-topped North Building of 1919, and around it stand the chapel of 1918, now the university auditorium, and the 1936 library by Yang Tingbao, now Nanjing University's history museum. Since 1952 it has been part of Nanjing University's Gulou campus.
How to get to University of Nanking Campus
At 22 Hankou Road in Gulou District, a few minutes' walk from Gulou station on Metro Lines 1 and 4; it is a working campus, so check the current visitor rules before going.
Nearby
- Fuzimiao and the Qinhuai River 夫子庙—秦淮风光带 under 10 km
Nanjing's lantern-lit Confucius Temple quarter, beside painted boats on the Qinhuai - City Wall of Nanjing 南京城墙 under 10 km
The Ming capital's brick ramparts, anchored by the vast fortress of Zhonghua Gate - Purple Mountain & Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum 南京钟山风景区 under 10 km
A forested mountain on Nanjing's edge, crowned by a blue-roofed hilltop tomb
Also within 20 km: Drum Tower of Nanjing 南京鼓楼 (under 10 km), Former Macklin Hospital 马林医院旧址 (under 10 km), John Rabe House 拉贝故居 (under 10 km), Former Nanjing Office of the Eighth Route Army 八路军驻京办事处旧址 (under 10 km), Former Beijige Meteorological Observatory 北极阁气象台旧址 (under 10 km), Ginling College Campus 金陵女子大学旧址 (under 10 km).
On the map
Open University of Nanking Campus on the illustrated map to see the terrain around it and what else is close, and to add it to a trip.
Open University of Nanking Campus on the map