Many of the older structures on were inserted in 1973 on the National Register of Historic Places. The latter half of the 20th century saw the use of modernist designs, but since the mid-1990s the university recommitted to the gothic architecture keeping the specific materials and forms of the older parts of campus. The architectural style of the first building was an eclectic mix of 19th French and Victorian architecture, with collegiate gothic taking over at the beginning of the 20th century with architects such as Kervick and Fagan and Maginnis & Walsh.
The second main building, which constituted almost the entirety of the university facilities, burnt down in 1879, and was followed the current Main Building was built. Under the guidance of the founder and first president Edward Sorin, Old College and the first church and main building were built. When the university was founded in 1842, the only building on site was the Log Chapel, which had been built in 1831. Notre Dame is a major tourist attraction in northern Indiana in the 2015–2016 academic year, more than 1.8 million visitors, almost half of whom were from outside of St. The campus is consistently ranked and admired as one of the most beautiful university campuses in the United States and around the world, particularly noted for the Golden Dome, the Basilica and its stained glass windows, the quads and the greenery, the Grotto, Touchdown Jesus, its collegiate gothic architecture, and its statues and museums. The campus of the University of Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and spans 1,250 acres comprising around 170 buildings.
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