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Hardy Memorial Tower

Hardy Memorial Tower Hardy Memorial Tower - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Hardy Memorial Tower at San Diego State University, constructed as a Works Progress Administration project in 1931, is 11 stories (119.1 ft / 36.3 m) tall; it contains the Fletcher Symphonic Carillon (also known as the Fletcher Chimes) (installed 1946), consisting of 204 bells over 6 octaves.Jenifer Goodwin, San Diego Union-Tribute, For 46 years, SDSU volunteer keeps bells pealing on campus (Dec. 24, 2008)SDSU Historical Buildings (University Archives, accessed July 27, 2009) Hardy Memorial Tower is part of the original core of the SDSU campus on Montezuma mesa,Biography of Dr. Edward Hardy (San Diego Historical Society) and was the university's original library. Read more on Wikipedia

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