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Create your own video on http://studio.stupeflix.com ! One of the first buildings on the original Durham campus (East Campus), the Washington Duke Building ("Old Main") was later destroyed when the campus was rebuilt. James B. Duke established the Duke Endowment, which provides funds to numerous institutions including Duke University. Duke Chapel, a frequent icon for the university, can seat nearly 1,600 people and contains a 5,200-pipe organ. Entrance to Duke's Bostock Library, which opened in the fall of 2005. The Allen Building, opened in 1954, is home to many of the university's top-level administrative offices. Built in 1932, Old Chemistry has carved scientific symbols above the main doorway. The plan for East Campus. A plan for West Campus; the eventual plan was slightly smaller in size. Sketch of Duke Chapel. Part of the Divinity School addition, Goodson Chapel. The oldest section of Perkins Library, Duke's main library. Nasher Museum of Art cost $23 million to build. The main West Campus is dominated by Gothic architecture. Shown here are typical residence halls. The Sarah P. Duke Gardens attract more than 300,000 visitors each year. Entrance to the Medical Center from West Campus. Cameron Indoor Stadium, constructed in 1940, was the largest gym south of the Palestra at Penn. Wallace Wade Stadium, home to Duke football and site of the 1942 Rose Bowl. Built as a dorm and still standing on East Campus today, Epworth is only about one-third its original size after a fire. Cameron Crazies gathering in K-ville. East Campus' Union building, home to the freshman dining hall. Duke's West Campus Union building has restaurants, offices, and some administrative departments. The Chronicle office, the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture, and the Center for LGBT Life are all located in the Union. The von der Heyden Pavilion is a popular place among students for gathering and studying. Richard Nixon. Elizabeth Dole. Charles Townes.