Type Carillon Opened 2000 | Completed 2000 | |
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Location Lacks International Plaza at Richard M. DeVos Center, Pew Grand Rapids Campus, Grand Valley State University Similar Cook Carillon Tower, The Meadows at Grand, GVSU Fieldhouse, Lubbers Stadium, Grand Rapids Medical | ||
The Beckering Family Carillon Tower is a 151-foot-tall (46 m) carillon-clock tower located in Grand Rapids, Michigan on the Pew Campus of Grand Valley State University. The tower and carillon was funded and built by Pioneer Construction in 2000. The Beckering family, for which the tower is named, established Pioneer Construction in 1933.
Map of Beckering Family Carillon Tower, Fulton W, Grand Rapids, MI 49504, USA
The 48 carillon bells are cast of bronze by the Fonderie Paccard in France, who also installed them within the tower.
GVSU also has another carillon, the Cook Carillon Tower, located on the main Allendale campus in Allendale, Michigan.
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Beckering Family Carillon Tower Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA