Wheeler Hall, Classical Revival academic building at University of California, Berkeley, United States.
Wheeler Hall features a granite exterior with a central section of seven uniform bays and a steel frame structure rising four stories high.
Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president of UC Berkeley from 1899 to 1919, received recognition through the naming of this building completed in 1917.
The building became central to the Free Speech Movement during the 1960s and continues to serve as a gathering point for student demonstrations.
The renovated Wheeler Auditorium contains 730 seats and includes modern audio-visual equipment, updated climate control systems, and improved accessibility features.
Swedish Consul General Carl Wallerstedt presented the Nobel Prize in Physics to Professor Ernest Lawrence in Wheeler Auditorium on February 29, 1940.
Location: California
Architectural style: Neoclassical architecture
GPS coordinates: 37.87071,-122.25932
Latest update: May 16, 2025 07:01
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