Sather Tower
Sather Tower is a bell tower with clocks on its four faces on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. It is more commonly known as The Campanile (/ˌkæmpəˈniːli, -leɪ/ KAMP-ə-NEE-lee, -lay, also US: /ˌkɑːm-/ KAHMP-) for its resemblance to the Campanile di San Marco in Venice. It is a recognizable symbol of the university.
Sather Tower | |
Sather Tower, from California Memorial Stadium, at sunset | |
| Location | Berkeley, California |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°52′19″N 122°15′28″W |
| Built | 1914 |
| Architect | John Galen Howard |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| MPS | Berkeley, University of California MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004650 |
| BERKL No. | 158 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 25, 1982 |
| Designated BERKL | February 25, 1991 |
Given by Jane K. Sather in memory of her husband, banker Peder Sather, it is the third-tallest bell-and-clock-tower in the world. Its current 61-bell carillon, built around a nucleus of 12 bells also given by Jane Sather, can be heard for many miles and supports an extensive program of education in campanology.
Sather Tower also houses many of the Department of Integrative Biology's fossils (mainly from the La Brea Tar Pits) because its cool, dry interior is suited for their preservation.