The history of the University of Colorado (CU-Boulder) is marked by the vision and determination of pioneers who dreamed of improving educational opportunities in the nineteenth century Colorado. In 1876 the University took shape utopia, with 44 students who gave class three teachers, while just Colorado became a state.
In the 135 years since those modest beginnings, its importance and prestige nationally and internationally has increased considerably, both in the increasingly abundant number of registrations as experts each year pass through its classrooms to impart their knowledge.
The architectural style of the university is known as Tuscan Vernacular Revival . Among the oldest buildings include Old Main (1876) and Macky Auditorium (1923), both of Gothic style, like most of the colleges on the East Coast. This initial style posed by Klauder, the architect in charge of construction, became another advantage where the most high roofs of red bars and Indiana limestone, from the quarry in Lyons.
Another of the hallmarks of CU-Boulder is your pet, one of the most majestic and popular of all intercollegiate sports competitions. This is really a buffalo named Ralphie, jumping into the field with their caregivers to cheer the Colorado Buffaloes on the pitch, both early in the game and the start of the second half.
Since 1888, students proudly wear the official colors of CU-Boulder: silver and gold, symbolizing the mineral wealth of Colorado. Today, black is often used as a background color to provide higher contrast for the gold. * Source photo: University of Colorado Boulder