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The campuses of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg contain a number of notable buildings. There are five campuses: East Campus and West Campus are located in Braamfontein on opposite sides of the M1 highway, while the Education Campus and the Medical and Management schools are located in Parktown. ==East Campus== When, in 1922, the University College, Johannesburg was granted full University status as the University of the Witwatersrand, a site in Milner Park in Braamfontein was donated to the new university by the Johannesburg municipality.〔(South African History Online ), "The inauguration of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) is celebrated", retrieved 12 December 2011〕 That site is today East Campus. East Campus is the home of the faculties of Humanities〔(Wits University Faculty of Humanities ), Contact Us, retrieved 12 December 2011〕 and Science.〔(Wits University Faculty of Science ), Contact Us, retrieved 12 December 2011〕 As the oldest of the University's five campuses, it contains many of the University's most notable buildings and locations; chief among these is the iconic Great Hall, the location of the University's graduation ceremonies and a national monument. Construction of the Great Hall, and the rest of Central Block, the building in which it is located, began on 4 October 1922 when the University was inaugurated. The foundation stones of the building (one in English and the other in Dutch) were laid by Prince Arthur of Connaught, then the Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, and also the University's first chancellor. In 1925, Edward the Prince of Wales opened Central Block.〔(Southern African Regional Universities Association ), History of the University of the Witwatersrand, retrieved 12 December 2011〕 Just south of Central Block is Senate House, the tallest building on campus. Construction of Senate House was completed in 1977,〔(Wits University ), "Short History of the University", retrieved 12 December 2011〕 and it has since become strongly identified with University management, located on the eleventh floor of the building. "The eleventh floor" has become a metonym on campus for University management.〔(The Institutional Context of Restructuring External and Internal Determinants ), retrieved 13 December 2011〕 Senate House is, as its name suggests, the location of meetings of the University's senate, as well as the University council. East Campus is also the location of Jan Smuts House, home of the South African Institute of International Affairs, as well as Bidvest Stadium, the home stadium of Wits University F.C. The campus itself is centred on the Library Lawns, to the north of the Great Hall. The Wartenweiler and William Cullen Libraries are located on each side of the Library Lawns. To the north-east of the Library Lawns is the Student Union Building, home of the Matrix Student Mall (from which the building's colloquial name, "The Matrix", derives), opened in 2003, as well as the Student Representative Council (SRC) and many of the University's student clubs, societies and organisations. The Origins Centre, a museum that houses archaeological exhibits relating to the evolution of humans, as well as the Bernard Price Institute for Palaeontological Research are also located on East Campus. There are four student residences on East Campus: Men's Hall of Residence, colloquially known as Men's Res, for male students, as well as the Sunnyside Hall of Residence, and Jubilee Hall, for female students. The fourth, International House, is a self-catering residence for foreign students.〔(Wits University Student Accommodation ), East Campus Cluster, retrieved 12 December 2011〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Campuses of the University of the Witwatersrand」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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