Carnegie Mellon Institute Columns Engagement Pictures & Information

The Mellon Institute Columns are located in the heart of Oakland, in between Carnegie Mellon University and The University of Pittsburgh, and right next to the historic Cathedral of Learning & Heinz Chapel. The columns serve as a stunning background, reminiscent of times past, despite the hustle and bustle of the city surrounding it.

Limestone columns like these, are usually made as a series of joined cylinders, but each column here is a single piece of stone (said to be the tallest monolithic columns in the world),accentuating to the grandiose feeling of the building. Adding to the character, unlike most other monumental buildings in Oakland, the CMU Columns have retained the sooty evidence of decades of Pittsburgh’s industrial past.

(Fun fact: The Mellon Institute was featured in The Dark Knight Rises!)