Sather Tower

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Sather Tower

The Sather Tower , also called Campanile based on its Venetian model ( Markus Tower ) , is the landmark of the University of California in Berkeley . Work on the structure, designed by architect John Galen Howard , was completed in 1914 and the tower was first opened to the public three years later . The Sather Tower was donated and paid for by Jane K. Sather, a patron of the university .

Visitor information

An elevator takes you to the visitor platform at a height of 61 meters. From there you have a view over the campus , the San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge . The tower houses a carillon , which consists of 61 bells. On weekdays there is a bell concert at 7:50 a.m., noon and 6:00 p.m. The tower is open on weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The Sather Tower was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1982 as a monument .

this and that

  • The Sather programming language was named after the tower.

See also

Web links

Commons : Sather Tower  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Entry in the National Register Information System . National Park Service , accessed June 1, 2016

Coordinates: 37 ° 52 '19.2 "  N , 122 ° 15' 28.2"  W.