Quadrangle or The Quadrangle may refer to:
Architecture
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Quadrangle (architecture)
In architecture, a quadrangle (or colloquially, a quad) is a space or a courtyard, usually rectangular (square or oblong) in plan, the sides of which are entirely or mainly occupied by parts of a large building (or several smaller buildings). T ...
, a courtyard surrounded by a building or several buildings, often at a college
Various specific quadrangles, often called "the quad" or "the quadrangle":
North America
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Quadrangle (Springfield, Massachusetts)
The Quadrangle is the common name for a cluster of museums and cultural institutions in Metro Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, on Chestnut Street between State and Edwards Streets.
The Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden, in the cente ...
, a cluster of museums and cultural institutions
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Quadrangle Dormitories (University of Pennsylvania)
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Francis Quadrangle, University of Missouri
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Memorial Quadrangle
The Memorial Quadrangle is a residential quadrangle at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Commissioned in 1917 to supply much-needed student housing for Yale College, it was Yale's first Collegiate Gothic building and its first project ...
, Yale University
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Radcliffe Quadrangle (Harvard)
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Schenley Quadrangle
Schenley Quadrangle is a cluster of University of Pittsburgh ("Pitt") residence halls that is a Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark and are contributing properties to the Schenley Farms National Historic District in Pit ...
, University of Pittsburgh
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University of Alabama Quad
The Quad is an approximately quadrangle on the campus of the University of Alabama located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Home to most of the university's original buildings, this portion of the campus remains the geographic and historic center of the ...
, University of Alabama
Europe
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Mob Quad, Merton College, Oxford
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Radcliffe Quadrangle, University College, Oxford
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Tom Quad
The Great Quadrangle, more popularly known as Tom Quad, is one of the quadrangles of Christ Church, Oxford, England. It is the largest college quad in Oxford, measuring 264 by 261 feet. Although it was begun by Cardinal Wolsey in 1525–1529, ...
(Great Quadrangle), Christ Church, Oxford
* Main Quad at the
Main Building of University College London
Oceania
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University of Sydney Quadrangle
The University of Sydney Quadrangle is a prominent quadrangle formed through the construction of several Sydney sandstone buildings located within The University of Sydney Campus, adjacent to Parramatta Road, in Sydney, New South Wales, Austra ...
, a sandstone building at the University of Sydney (Camperdown)
Other
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Quadrangle (geography)
A "quadrangle" is a topographic map produced by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) covering the United States. The maps are usually named after local physiographic features. The shorthand "quad" is also used, especially with the name of ...
, a United States Geological Survey topographical map
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Quadrangle (horse), American thoroughbred, winner of the 1964 Belmont Stakes
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Quadrangle Books, an imprint of Times Books
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Quadrangle Group investment fund in New York City
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BDP Quadrangle (architecture firm), Toronto, Canada
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Complete quadrangle
In mathematics, specifically in incidence geometry and especially in projective geometry, a complete quadrangle is a system of geometric objects consisting of any four points in a plane, no three of which are on a common line, and of the six li ...
(projective geometry), a configuration with four points and six lines
*Love quadrangle, variant form of a
love triangle
A love triangle or eternal triangle is a scenario or circumstance, usually depicted as a rivalry, in which two people are pursuing or involved in a romantic relationship with one person, or in which one person in a romantic relationship with ...
, in which three people vie for the affections of a fourth
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The Quadrangle (Antarctica), a glacial cirque on Alexander Island
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The Quadrangle (Manhattan College), the student newspaper of Manhattan College
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Quadrilateral
In geometry a quadrilateral is a four-sided polygon, having four edges (sides) and four corners (vertices). The word is derived from the Latin words ''quadri'', a variant of four, and ''latus'', meaning "side". It is also called a tetragon, ...
(geometry), a four sided polygon
See also
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Quad (disambiguation)
Quad as a word or prefix usually means 'four'. It may refer to:
Government
* Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, a strategic security dialogue between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States
* Quadrilateral group, an informal group which inc ...
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Siheyuan
A ''siheyuan'' (; IPA: ɹ̩̂.xɤ̌.ɥɛ̂n is a historical type of residence that was commonly found throughout China, most famously in Beijing and rural Shanxi. Throughout Chinese history, the siheyuan composition was the basic pattern use ...
, a Chinese architectural style also known as "Chinese quadrangle"
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