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===Tempe campus=== {{Main|Arizona State University Tempe campus}} ASU's Tempe campus is in downtown [[Tempe, Arizona]], about {{convert|8|mi|km|spell=in}} east of [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]. The campus is considered urban and is approximately {{convert|660|acre|km2|1}} in size. It is arranged around broad pedestrian malls and is completely encompassed by an arboretum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cfo.asu.edu/arboretum|title=Arboretum—Tempe campus|publisher=Arizona State University|access-date=June 28, 2018|archive-date=June 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613224519/https://cfo.asu.edu/arboretum|url-status=live}}</ref> The Tempe campus is also the largest of ASU's campuses, with more than 70,000{{efn|Campus enrollment figures at ASU are defined by the number of students taking at least one course offered by a department housed on a particular campus. Students enrolled in classes on more than one campus (estimated to be 27,484) are counted within each campus's total}} students enrolled in at least one class on campus in fall 2017.<ref name="enrollment" /> The campus is considered to range from the streets Rural Road on the east to Mill Avenue on the west, and Apache Boulevard on the south to Rio Salado Parkway on the north. The Tempe campus is ASU's original campus, and [[Old Main (Arizona State University)|Old Main]], the oldest building on campus,<ref>{{cite web|date=August 21, 2020|title=Old Main: The heart of ASU|url=https://news.asu.edu/20200821-sun-devil-life-old-main-heart-asu|access-date=August 27, 2021|website=ASU News|archive-date=August 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827021800/https://news.asu.edu/20200821-sun-devil-life-old-main-heart-asu|url-status=live}}</ref> still stands. Today's university and the Tempe campus were founded as the Territorial Normal School when first constructed, and was originally a teachers college. There are many notable landmarks on campus, including [[Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium]], designed by [[Frank Lloyd Wright]]; Palm Walk, which is lined by 111 palm trees;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tours.asu.edu/tempe/palm-walk|title=Virtual Tour: Palm Walk |website=Arizona State University|date=May 2, 2016|access-date=June 28, 2018|archive-date=June 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629022019/https://tours.asu.edu/tempe/palm-walk|url-status=live}}</ref> Charles Trumbull Hayden Library; the University Club building; Margaret Gisolo Dance Theatre; Arizona State University Art Museum;<ref>{{cite web|title=ISNI 0000000121498782 Arizona State University. Art Museum|url=https://isni.oclc.org/xslt/DB=1.2//CMD?ACT=SRCH&IKT=8006&TRM=ISN%3A0000000121498782&TERMS_OF_USE_AGREED=Y&terms_of_use_agree=send&COOKIE=U51,KENDUSER,I28,B0028++++++,SY,NISNI,D1.2,Ee7e00292-28,A,H1,,3-28,,30-41,,43-59,,65-70,,74-75,R208.80.153.61,FY|access-date=October 10, 2020|website=isni.oclc.org}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and University Bridge. Furthermore, the Tempe campus is home to Barrett, The Honors College. In addition, the campus has an extensive public art collection; It was named "the single most impressive venue for contemporary art in Arizona" by ''[[Art in America]]'' [[magazine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://asuartmuseum.asu.edu/about|title=About ASU Art Museum|website=Arizona State University|access-date=June 28, 2018|archive-date=June 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629022526/https://asuartmuseum.asu.edu/about|url-status=live}}</ref> Against the northwest edge of campus is the Mill Avenue district (part of [[Tempe, Arizona|downtown Tempe]]), which has a college atmosphere that attracts many students to its restaurants and bars. Students also have [[Tempe Marketplace]], a shopping, dining and entertainment center with an outdoor setting near the northeast border of the campus. The Tempe [[campus]] is also home to all of the university's athletic facilities. <gallery class="center" widths="250" heights="200"> File:2021 Arizona State University, Tempe Campus, Old Main.jpg|[[Old Main (Arizona State University)|Old Main]], the oldest building on campus File:Arizona State University Bridge Tempe Campus.jpg|The ASU Bridge File:Tempe-Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium-1950 crop.JPG|The [[Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium|Gammage Auditorium]] was designed by [[Frank Lloyd Wright]] File:Asupalms.jpg|The Palm Walk is the main pathway through the campus. </gallery>
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