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Trinity University is an independent, primarily undergraduate, liberal arts and sciences university in San Antonio, Texas.

Note: For other institutions of higher education using the name Trinity, see Trinity College, Trinity International University, or Trinity University (Washington, DC)

1 Campus

Trinity is located on 117 acres overlooking downtown San Antonio, adjacent to the Monte Vista Historic District and just south of the suburb of Olmos Park. The campus is noted for its distinctive architecture and well-maintained grounds.

1.1 Major buildings

• Murchison Tower is the most visible landmark on campus.
• Laurie Auditorium seats 2,865 and hosts both campus and community events.
• Margarite B. Parker ChapelA chapel is a church other than a parish church, often attached to a larger institution such as a college, a hospital, a palace, or a prison. One of the best known is that at King's College, Cambridge, which has a renowned choir. Another famous chapel is houses a pipe organCasavant pipe organ at Notre-Dame de Montreal Basilica, Montreal. Most of the pipes are behind shutters hidden by the visible pipes. These shutters regulate the volume. Many such large installations will have a secondary set of pipes in the choir loft, at [1] comprising 5 divisions, 90 stopsAn organ stop is any of the characteristic sounds timbres available on a pipe organ. A particular stop is usually selected by pulling a knob (also called a stop by the side of the keyboard. Stops have particular names according to the kind of pipes used t, 106 ranks, and 5724 pipes.
• New Northrup Hall (2004), designed by Robert A. M. SternRobert Arthur Morton Stern usually credited as Robert A. Stern (born 1939) is an American architect, founder of the architectural firm , and Dean of the Yale School of Architecture. His work is generally classified as postmodern. He may have been the firs

2 Organization

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