- Hoover Tower
Hoover Tower is a 285-foot structure on the campus of
Stanford University inStanford, California . The tower is part of theHoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, a research center founded by former U.S. presidentHerbert Hoover . Hoover Tower, which is a reproduction of the cathedral tower atSalamanca , [cite news |title=The Hoover Library |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,851278-1,00.html |work=Time Magazine |date=June 30, 1941 |accessdate=2008-03-25 ] was finished in1941 , the year of Stanford's 50th anniversary. It was designed by architectArthur Brown, Jr. [cite web |title=Hoover Institution: About HILA |url=http://www.hoover.org/hila/about |accessdate=2008-03-25 ]The tower has a
carillon of 48 bells cast inBelgium , and the general public is not allowed at the top of the tower when the bells ring. One of the bells weighs 2.5 tons. The first 9 floors of the tower are library stacks and floors 10-12 are used for offices. Hoover Tower receives approximately 200 visitors per day, and a nominal fee is charged for non-students or non-faculty. The observation deck platform is 250 feet above the ground, and provides an expansive view of the Stanford University campus and surrounding area. The tower's observation deck is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. but closed during academic breaks and finals.References
* [http://www.stanford.edu/home/welcome/campus/hoover.html Stanford University, An Introduction to Stanford: Hoover]
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