Landmarks and monuments of Florida State University

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The landmarks and monuments of Florida State University are statues, sculptures, memorials and greenspaces located on Florida State University's Tallahassee campus that are considered culturally or historically significant. The landmarks usually depict a person in the history of the university or represent an ideal that the university holds. These landmarks can also represent a key part of traditions held by the student body.

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NamePhotoYearClosest
building
Alpha Delta Pi Meditation Pavilion #23 2009 Greek Park
Eric J. Barron statue2020Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science Building
Benches as Monuments 1940-nowEverywhere
Elizabeth Blackwell marker ElizabethBlackwellmarker.jpg 2006Nobel Laureate Walk
Konrad Emil Bloch marker KonradEmilBlochmarker.jpg 2006Nobel Laureate Walk
Bobby Bowden Statue2004Moore Athletic Center
Bobby Bowden Window2004Moore Athletic Center
James M. Buchanan marker JamesMBuchananmarker.jpg 2006Nobel Laureate Walk
Doak S. Campbell statue1933 Doak Campbell Stadium
Chi Omega Three Sisters statue #23 2008 Greek Park
Edward Conradi statue2009Law School
Sandy D'Alemberte statue2017Law School
Sandy D'Alemberte window2017 Dodd Hall
Paul Dirac marker PaulDiracmarker.jpg 2006Nobel Laureate Walk
East Gate 1916 Westcott Building
George Matthews Edgar statue2009 Westcott Building
Francis W. Eppes statue 2001removed from campus
Fallen Officer Memorial2018Criminology & Criminal Justice Building
Friendship Garden Fountain #9 2012 Mina Jo Powell Alumni Green
John Gorrie marker JohnGorriemarker.jpg 2006Medical School
Greek Park 2008 Greek Park
Heritage Museum windows 2011-2023 Dodd Hall
Heritage Tower: the Torch 1998 University Center-A
Hippocrates marker Hippocratesmarker.jpg 2006Medical School
Integration 50 Year Pyramid #6 2012 Student Union
Integration Statue 2004 Student Union
Kissing Bench 1950sDorman Hall
Harold Kroto marker HaroldKrotomarker.jpg 2006Nobel Laureate Walk
Labyrinth 2017Psychology Building
Landis Green FSU Landisgreen.JPG 1939Landis Hall
Langford Green Landford Green of Florida State University.jpg 2000 Doak Campbell Stadium
Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professors Obelisk 2008Strozier Library
Legacy Fountain Legacy Fountain of Florida State University.jpg 2005Landis Hall
Dale W. Lick statue2019Stone Education Building
J. Stanley Marshall statue2014HCB Classroom Building
Memorial Garden #9 2000moved and rededicated as Friendship Garden
Robert Sanderson Mulliken marker RobertSandersonMullikenmarker.jpg 2006Nobel Laureate Walk
Albert A. Murphree statue2007Murphree Hall
Claude Pepper Center 1998Claude Pepper Center
Mina Jo Powell Alumni Green 1990 Mina Jo Powell Alumni Green
Sandels Obelisk 2009Sandels Green
John Robert Schrieffer marker JohnRobertSchrieffermarker.jpg 2006Nobel Laureate Walk
Historic School Seals Monument 2000 Westcott Building
Seminole Family sculpture 2006 University Center-A
Student Government Memorial pond & monument Monumentpondgreen.jpg 2007 Mina Jo Powell Alumni Green
Bernard F. Sliger statue2007 Doak Campbell Stadium
Sod Cemetery Fsusod1.JPG 1962 Doak Campbell Stadium
South Gate 1933 Dodd Hall
Scott Speicher Memorial2018Speicher Tennis Center
Sportsmanship sculpture2000 Doak Campbell Stadium
Robert M. Strozier statue2016Strozier Library
Sundial at Bryan Hall #28 1917Bryan Hall
John Thrasher statue2022 Westcott Building
Unconquered Statue Unconquered Statue of Florida State University.jpg 2003 University Center-B
Union Green UnionGreenFSU.jpg 1952 Student Union
Werkmeister Window 1997 Dodd Hall
James D. Westcott Fountain Westcott Fountain of Florida State University.jpg 1917 Westcott Building
T. K. Wetherell statue2010 Westcott Building

Langford Green

Situated in front of the Doak Campbell Stadium, the Langford Green serves as a venue for performances and speeches, including concerts and similar events that are not organized by the university. The prime location of the venue allows for a fair number of spectators.

Landis Green

Rests in the center of the campus as a student hub and area for recreation. Located in the center of the Florida State campus, Landis Green rests in front of the Landis Hall dormitory. Both hold their names after Cary D. Landis, who served as the Attorney General for Florida from 1931 to 1938. The Green serves as both an aesthetic place on the campus and as a location for student recreational activities throughout the year. Within the Green is the Legacy Fountain that saw construction in 2005, much later than the establishment of the green in 1931, though the green did not see its formal name until 1936. The university's Strozier Library rests opposite from the dormitory on the other end of the green, allowing the green to act as a further hub for students and faculty.

Union Green

Frequent area of university events and demonstrations outside the student center. This area outside the Student Union of the campus is the smallest of the plots on campus, but due to its location sees a proportionally great amount of foot traffic with the university using the area for many special events. Due to the limited space available to the green, it has seen different use from the other open spaces on campus in that instead of recreational activities, more formal events take place. Student demonstrations, university fairs, and promotional events are all prominent examples of what the union green sees regularly. [1]

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References

  1. "Oglesby Union / About Us / History of the Oglesby Union Complex". union.fsu.edu. Retrieved 2016-11-21.