Campus of the University of California, Berkeley

The University of California Berkeley campus spans 1,232 acres, with academic buildings, research facilities, and green spaces distributed across rolling terrain.

The campus began with 160 acres of farmland in 1858, featuring North and South Hall as the first two structures completed in 1873.

The campus architecture includes numerous Beaux-Arts Classical buildings designed by John Galen Howard between 1903 and 1924, creating the central classical core.

The university library system contains thirty-two libraries, including specialized collections for research in various academic disciplines and historical documents.

Steam tunnels running underneath the campus served as emergency escape routes during student protests in the 1960s.

Location: Berkeley

Part of: University of California, Berkeley

GPS coordinates: 37.87410,-122.26200

Latest update: September 24, 2025 10:13