McKeldin Mall is a nine-acre

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in the heart of the campus of the

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. Named after

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, the former

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, McKeldin Mall is the largest academic mall in the

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Description

McKeldin Mall is book-ended (east to west) by the Main Administration building and

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(the main library on campus) and along the north and south borders by various academic buildings, which are the homes to many departments in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, College of Arts and Humanities, and the

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. A 16-foot-by-250-foot rectangular fountain features prominently on the eastern half of the mall, honoring the university's members of the

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society. A sundial, honoring

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(who founded the university's astronomy program) sits in the center of the mall, at the edge of the ODK fountain. Looking across the mall from the front entrance of McKeldin Library towards the Administration Building sits Testudo, the mascot of the University of Maryland. The mall underwent a substantial renovation in 1990.

Academic Buildings

Northern end (from east to west): *Symons Hall *Edward St. John Teaching and Learning Center *H.J. Patterson Hall *Jimenez Hall Southern end (from east to west): *Marie Mount Hall *Woods Hall *Francis Scott Key Hall * Tydings Hall *Journalism BuildingFormer home of the

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. The Merrill College has since moved to the newly constructed Knight Hall and the Department of Government and Politics will be moving offices into the to-be-renamed Journalism Building after renovations.

The Peace Garden

Sitting in between the Main Administration Building and the ODK Fountain on McKeldin Mall is the Peace Garden. The Garden was created to commemorate the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks. Flowers had been placed along the ODK Fountain on September 12, 2001 as a memorial; the Garden marks the location where those flowers were later buried. A plaque on the site explains the history of the Garden and includes the phrase, "May Peace Prevail on Earth."

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