The Quadrangle (

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: ''El Cuadrángulo'') is the heart and main quadrangle of the

University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...

. Together with the

Roosevelt Tower Roosevelt Tower (officially: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Tower, Spanish: ''Torre Franklin Delano Roosevelt''), more popularly known as ''La Torre'', is a 173.54 feet (52.89 m) clock tower located above the main entrance to the ''Baldorioty de Castr ...

(''La Torre''), it is listed on the

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and the

Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones The Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Registro Nacional de Sitios y Zonas Históricas'') is a Government of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican government program adopted by the state Puerto Rico Planning Board, ...

as the University of Puerto Rico Tower and The Quadrangle, for its unique history which represents the union between Puerto Rican architecture with the Jeffersonian Neoclassical style often seen in

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. It is famous for its lines of Puerto Rican royal palm ('' Roystonea borinquena'') or ''palma real'' and the architecture of its surrounding buildings. The Quadrangle was designed by Puerto Rican architect Rafael Carmoega. The University of Puerto Rico Theater was first built on its eastern edge in 1939. TeatroHist001UPR

The Quadrangle is the largest courtyard space in the

campus. It is surrounding by buildings currently used by the University of Puerto Rico Administration and the College of Humanities. Its two most notable landmarks are the University Tower located on the western edge of the quad, and the University of Puerto Rico Theater, also known as the Roosevelt Theater, on its eastern edge. These buildings have an architectural style combining

Spanish Revival The Spanish Colonial Revival architecture (), often known simply as Spanish Revival, is a term used to encompass a number of Revivalism (architecture), revivalist architectural styles based in both Spanish colonial architecture and Spanish archi ...

styles such as Andalusian/Spanish Gothic and

Baroque Revival The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from the early 17th century until the 1750s. It followed Renaissance art and Mannerism and preceded the Rococo (in ...

. There is also a Banco Popular branch office and additional auditoriums. Cuadrangulo-teatroUPRRP

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