New York

Columbia University. 2960 Broadway corner of 116th Street, New York, Manhattan, USA. This private university, one of the oldest in the city, is among the best in the world, especially in the field of medical and scientific research. The campus was built in 1897, and today thousands of students annually passing through their classrooms. From here have come 49 Nobel laureates, a figure which not all universities can claim. The esplanade of the campus is a quiet place where students roam and which highlights the ancient LIBRARY Low Library, which is accessed via a wide staircase which lies the statue of Alma Mater.. (Photo by: Sergi Reboredo/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)