They’ve been silent for more than a year, but Tuesday the bells of the Baird Carillon at the University of Michigan’s Burton Tower will ring out again, and they’ll sound better than ever. The carillon’s original bells, installed in 1936 and almost sent to the scrap yard after a 1974 ...
It’s 6:30 p.m. No matter what time you’re reading this, it’s 6:30 p.m. — at least if you look at the clock on the Burton Memorial Tower. That’s because construction work on the tower has necessitated the temporary stoppage of the clock.
Burton Tower - perhaps Ann Arbor's most recognizable landmark - will soon see $1.6 million in renovations, including repairs to stonework and to the metal framework supporting the 53-bell carillon in the tower. The tower, built in 1936, is also home to a pair of peregrine falcons, which have stood ...
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