Senate House is a term frequently used to describe the main administrative building of a university.
Buildings called Senate House include:
- Senate House (University of Cambridge) of the University of Cambridge
- Senate House (University of London) of the University of London
- Senate House (University of Madras) of the University of Madras
- Senate House (University of Peradeniya) of the University of Peradeniya
- Senate House State Historic Site, in Kingston, New York, where the state of New York was established in 1777.
Famous quotes containing the words senate and/or house:
“This is a Senate of equals, of men of individual honor and personal character, and of absolute independence. We know no masters, we acknowledge no dictators. This is a hall for mutual consultation and discussion; not an arena for the exhibition of champions.”
—Daniel Webster (1782–1852)
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—Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973)