'Kissing Columns': Looking back at UNL's famous landmark
The “Kissing Columns” were a landmark at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s City Campus for more than eight decades before they were removed in 2021.
But those waiting for the colonnade to make a triumphant return to campus will have to keep waiting.
Kissing columms
Numerous couples got engaged at UNL's “Kissing Columns.” The columns were a landmark at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s City Campus for more than eight decades before they were removed in 2021.
Kissing Columns
Old Gates postcard: The “Kissing Columns” were a landmark at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s City Campus for more than eight decades before they were removed in 2021.
Kissing Columns
University of Nebraska Kissing Columns postcard:
The “Kissing Columns” were a landmark at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s City Campus for more than eight decades before they were removed in 2021.
Kissing Columns
UNL's "Kissing Columns" stand 22 feet high and weighs 18,000 pounds —and originated in Colorado. They were first installed at the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railway Station in Omaha.
Kissing Columns
For 85-plus years, the "Kissing Columns" stood near the northeast corner of Memorial Stadium overlooking the former Ed Weir Track, until they were removed to make way for the $165 million Osborne Legacy Complex.
Kssing columns
“University leaders are committed to returning the columns to campus, but doing so will require the right project, a permanent and meaningful location, and the necessary funding,” UNL said.
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