Main Building (University of Texas at Austin)

The Main Building (known colloquially as The Tower) is a structure at the center of the University of Texas at Austin campus in Downtown Austin, Texas, United States. The Main Building's 307-foot (94 m) tower has 27 floors and is one of the most recognizable symbols of the university and the city.

UT Tower
The Main Building in the foreground, c. 1980
General information
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
Location110 Inner Campus Drive, Austin, Texas
United States
Coordinates30.2861°N 97.7393°W / 30.2861; -97.7393
Construction started1934
Completed1937
Height
Roof307 ft (94 m)
Technical details
Floor count27
Design and construction
Architect(s)Paul Philippe Cret
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