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1110:Museums and attractions
635:U. Grant Miller Library
608:Abernathy Field Station
509:Jefferson College Times
356:Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
60:Vernacular architecture
955:Church of the Covenant
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174:Cathedral of Learning
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43:General information
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108:Coordinates
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