Cook Carillon Tower
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The Cook Carillon Tower is a 10-story
-tall carillon
-clock tower located in the center of the Grand Valley State University
-Allendale campus in Allendale, Michigan
. The tower and carillon was built in 1994 with help from generous donations by Peter C. and Pat Cook for which it is named. The tower is considered to be a major icon of both the university and its campus and creates a notable central focal point on the Allendale campus.
The 48 carillon bells are cast of bronze by the Royal Eijsbouts Bellfounders
and Tower-clock Makers of the Netherlands
. The largest bell weighs around 3,000 pounds and the smallest at just 14 pounds with sizes ranging from 51.7 to 7.5 inches. The tower itself is made of brick and stone.
The carillon chimes at every quarter hour throughout the day on a set computerized play system. However, the bells are also connected to a keyboard and playing chamber located in the middle of the tower, from which a carillonneur can play.
GVSU also has another carillon, the Beckering Family Carillon Tower
, located on the Pew campus in Grand Rapids, Michigan
.
Storey
A storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people...
-tall carillon
Carillon
A carillon is a musical instrument that is typically housed in a free-standing bell tower, or the belfry of a church or other municipal building. The instrument consists of at least 23 cast bronze, cup-shaped bells, which are played serially to play a melody, or sounded together to play a chord...
-clock tower located in the center of the Grand Valley State University
Grand Valley State University
Grand Valley State University is a public liberal arts university located in Allendale, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1960, and its main campus is situated on approximately west of Grand Rapids...
-Allendale campus in Allendale, Michigan
Allendale Charter Township, Michigan
Allendale Charter Township is a charter township of Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 20,708...
. The tower and carillon was built in 1994 with help from generous donations by Peter C. and Pat Cook for which it is named. The tower is considered to be a major icon of both the university and its campus and creates a notable central focal point on the Allendale campus.
The 48 carillon bells are cast of bronze by the Royal Eijsbouts Bellfounders
Royal Eijsbouts bell foundry
Royal Eijsbouts is a bell foundry located in Asten, Netherlands.The workshop was founded in 1872 by Bonaventura Eijsbouts as a "factory for tower clocks." In 1893 Eijsbouts was joined by his 15 year old son, Johan, and the workshop expanded to begin supplying striking and swinging bells, which...
and Tower-clock Makers of the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. The largest bell weighs around 3,000 pounds and the smallest at just 14 pounds with sizes ranging from 51.7 to 7.5 inches. The tower itself is made of brick and stone.
The carillon chimes at every quarter hour throughout the day on a set computerized play system. However, the bells are also connected to a keyboard and playing chamber located in the middle of the tower, from which a carillonneur can play.
GVSU also has another carillon, the Beckering Family Carillon Tower
Beckering Family Carillon Tower
The Beckering Family Carillon Tower is a 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...
, located on the Pew campus in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand...
.