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 (/ ˌ k æ m p ə ˈ n iː l i,-l eɪ / KAMP-ə-NEE-lee, -⁠lay, also US: / ˌ k ɑː m-/ KAHMP-) for its resemblance to the Campanile di San Marco in Venice. It is a recognizable symbol ...

Visible for miles at 307 feet, the Campanile is the second-tallest freestanding clock and bell tower in the world, and an integral part of the campus experience. Get a spectacular, sprawling view of the Bay Area from the observation platform, accessible via an elevator and 38 stairs.

Sather Tower (1914), known to most as the Campanile, is perhaps UC Berkeley's most famous symbol. Visible for miles, it stands 307 feet tall and is the second-tallest freestanding clock and bell tower in the world!

The four clocks, the largest in California, have 17-foot hands made of Sitka spruce and numerals of bronze. Because of the consistent temperatures on its lower floors, the Campanile also houses many of the paleontology museum's fossils.

Sep 21, 2002 · The Berkeley landmark is our famous bell tower, the Sather Campanile, designed by John Galen Howard and completed in 1915 as a centerpiece for the UC Berkeley campus. There were, of course, other famous free-standing bell towers well before Berkeley’s Campanile.

At 307 feet tall, the Campanile is the second-tallest freestanding clock and bell tower in the world. ( The tallest is the Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower at the University of Birmingham in the UK at 328 feet.)

Never just an ivory tower, or a monument, the Campanile is a trusty landmark, a familiar friend, a treasure trove of history, a music box, a guardian, a solace and a thing of great beauty. But most of all, it is a symbol of the university’s lofty vision and enduring contribution to …

Apr 26, 2024 · Built in 1914 with the addition of the clock tower in 1926 it is now, with 307 feet, the second largest clock tower in the world. This makes it easy to orient around it while visiting the campus. Of course it is even better to take in the view from the observation platform.

Apr 11, 2024 · Otherwise known as the Campanile, Sather Tower is the third largest clock and bell tower in the world standing at 307 feet and can be seen from around the Bay. It is an essential location...