Beckering Family Carillon Tower Explained
Beckering Family Carillon Tower
(48 bells in the carillon) |
| Building Type: | Carillon |
| Completion Date: | 2000 |
| Location: | Lacks International Plaza at Richard M. DeVos Center, Pew Grand Rapids Campus, Grand Valley State University |
| Coordinates: | 42.9638°N -85.6804°W |
| Map Type: | Michigan |
The Beckering Family Carillon Tower is a 151adj=midNaNadj=mid carillon-clock tower located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 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.[1] [2] [3]
The 48 carillon bells are cast of bronze by the Fonderie Paccard in France, who also installed them within the tower.[4]
GVSU also has another carillon, the Cook Carillon Tower, located on the main Allendale campus in Allendale, Michigan.[5]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Beckering Family Carillon Tower - Building Legacies . Grand Valley State University . June 30, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110609063012/http://www.gvsu.edu/buildinglegacies/index.cfm?id=5C8000C4-0954-7222-C2601C0ABA94ED80 . June 9, 2011 .
- Web site: Carillons . World Carillon Federation . July 8, 2010.
- Web site: Summer Carillon Series begins June 20 . GVNow . July 13, 2010.
- Web site: Beckering Family Carillon . GCNA . July 13, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100902083024/http://www.gcna.org/data/MIGRPDGV.HTM . 2 September 2010 . dead .
- Web site: Cook Carillon Tower - Building Legacies . Grand Valley State University . July 8, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110609063113/http://www.gvsu.edu/buildinglegacies/index.cfm?id=6A0AF6BF-B2D1-BAAC-B60E55C526860C08 . June 9, 2011 .
