Harvard University, referred to as Harvard, is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He is a world-renowned private research university and a member of an Ivy League school.

Eight American presidents came out from here, and hundreds of Nobel Prize winners worked and studied here. It has a lofty academic status and extensive influence in many fields such as literature, medicine, law and commerce, and is recognized as one of the top higher education institutions in the world today.

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Harvard University's facilities are located in more than 20 places, with a total area of 4,882 acres and a building area of 2 1 565,000 square feet. The main campus of Cambridge covers an area of 224 acres with a building area of 65,438+03,202,000 square feet.

The headquarters of Harvard University is located in the Harvard compound in Cambridge, about 5.5 kilometers northwest of Boston's business district. There are bus, railway and other transportation services near the campus for students and teachers to shuttle through the campus. Harvard University's business school and most sports facilities are located in the west of Boston, covering an area of 145 hectares.

John Waite Bridge is a pedestrian bridge in the urban area, which spans the Charles River and connects two campuses. Harvard's medical school, dental school and school of public health are located in Changmu Medical District, covering an area of about 8.9 hectares, about 5.3 kilometers southwest of Boston's business district and 5.3 kilometers away from the headquarters. There is a bus to the headquarters near the medical area, and it also includes Houwan and MIT.

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