Butler Library steps (Columbia University)

Butler Library at Columbia University, located on the Morningside Heights campus, features a broad granite stairway and neoclassical façade that are often used as a backdrop for student graduation photos, campus events, and demonstrations. Images and clips of gatherings and ceremonies on Butler's steps are regularly posted and shared across social platforms and university news outlets. The library's central location on 114th Street and its visual prominence make it a recurrent internet-visible site for Columbia-related content.