New York City

The Columbia University in Moningside Heights in the north of New York is one of the eldest and most important elite universities on the entire east coast.

The University was founded in 1754 as King's College and reopened in 1784 under the new name Columbia after an 8 years break during the American Revolution.

Daniel Chester Franch created the Alma Mater (1903) on the stairs of the Low Library on the Campus, which is still a symbol of the famous university.

A broad flight of steps descends from Low Library to an expansive square, a popular place for students to gather.

Beyond the College Walk is the South Campus with the Butler library, which is with 6,6 million books one of the biggest in the US.

Some of the most popular alumni of this university are Franklin D. Roosevelt, Isaac Asimov, and Jerome D. Salinger.