Though there have been many additions, changes, and augmentations, UGA’s campus maintains its historic character and southern charm. The customary practice is to divide the extensive, 4,308
acre (17 km²) campus into two sections: North
Campus
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and South Campus
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.Modeled on Yale University’s Central/Old Campus
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, UGA’s North Campus contains the
picturesque historic buildings—such as the Chapel
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, Old College, New College, the Phi Kappa
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and Demosthenian Halls
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, Park Hall
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, Meigs Hall, and the
President’s office
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—as well
as modern additions such as the Lumpkin Law School
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and the Main
Library
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. The dominant architectural themes are Federal—the older buildings—and Greco-Roman
Classical/Antebellum style. UGA’s North Campus has also been designated an Arboreum by the State of Georgia.Perhaps the most notable North Campus fixture, though, is the Arch
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. Situated where historic downtown
Athens, Georgia meets the campus, the Arch is modeled on the arch found on the Great Seal of the State of Georgia
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. Legend has it that if you walk
through the arch as a Freshman, you will never graduate from UGA
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.