After Andrew Carnegie sold his steel company in 1901, he became one of the world’s most generous philanthropists until he died in 1913. About 90% of his wealth was used to further education and build about 3,000 public libraries. One of those libraries was in Atlanta. When it was torn down in 1977, part of the façade was spared to create this Carnegie Education Pavilion. Inscribed on the architrave above the Iconic columns is the phrase, “The Advancement of Learning.” Etched into the floor of the Carnegie Monument are the seals of local colleges and universities.
