Auraria skyline : Auraria Higher Education Center

North view of the Auraria Higher Education Center from the Parking and Transportation Center (PTC) at 7th and Lawrence Streets, Denver, Colorado. Shows the Tivoli Student Union (formerly the Tivoli-Union Brewery), located at 900 Auraria Parkway. The brewery was built in 1881, with subsequent additions in 1890 by Frederick Eberly, additions and renovations in 1980 by HOK (Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum), interior renovations in the 1990's by HOK, and renovation and restoration 2003-2005 by SlaterPaull Architects. The remodeled building has a large brick chimney with the letters: "Tivoli," a large central tower with a mansard roof, window dormers, and a flagpole. The complex has a second tower with battlements and a small tower with a gabled roof and arched windows. A sign reads: "Tivoli Student Union." The North Classroom Building and Plaza Health Center are nearby. Students walk on the Lawrence Street Pedestrian Mall. The Denver skyline is in the distance. High rise buildings include the May D. & F. Tower, Larimer Place, One Tabor Center, Plaza Tower, Independence Plaza, U.S. Bank, Brooks Towers condominiums, the Four Seasons, condominiums and hotel (under construction with a construction crane), the Executive Tower Inn, the Qwest Building, the Telephone Building, and the Spire, a 41 story condominium complex (under construction).

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