Harkness Tower is a masonry tower at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Part of the Collegiate Gothic Memorial Quadrangle complex completed in 1922, it is named for Charles William Harkness, brother of Yale's largest benefactor, Edward Harkness.

2016年7月25日 · Standing tall at 216 feet, Harkness Tower is a masonry tower that serves as symbol of Yale and New Haven. The tower was completed in 1917 (the 216 feet are for the 216 years between 1701 – when Yale was founded – and 1917), which means the tower is just about to celebrate its 100 th birthday.

Tours of the carillon in Harkness Tower take place at 12:15 p.m and 6:45 p.m. every day throughout the summer effective May 25. Learn everything you need to know about the carillon. If you would like a tour of the tower and/or would like to request a …

Harkness Tower, a large masonry tower on the building's west side, was named in memory of Charles Harkness, a memorial to whom is found in the tower's chapel. Construction began in 1917, the bicentennial of Yale's first building in New Haven, and was completed in 1921.

Harkness Memorial Tower has become a symbol for Yale University. It was the first building James Gamble Rogers erected on the New Haven campus and it was gifted by Anna M. Harkness in memory of her recently deceased son, Charles William (1860–1916), who had graduated from Yale in 1883.

Harkness Tower is a focal point on the campus of Yale University. Constructed from 1917 to 1921, James Gamble Rodgers based his design for this collegiate gothic structure on the fifteenth-century St. Botolph's Church in Boston, England.

2008年7月6日 · The most recognizable structure at Yale University is the Harkness Memorial Tower. Designed by James Gamble Rogers, with ornamentation by the sculptor, Lee Lawrie, the Gothic-style tower has long stood as a symbol for Yale.

1996年1月1日 · Harkness Tower was born amid the tumult of war. The crash of cannons, stuttering of artillery fire, and hoarse cries of battle filled the air of a foreign continent where Yale men were wresting an idealized freedom from the enemy.

2024年11月5日 · The Harkness Tower is a iconic and historic landmark located at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Standing at 216 feet tall, it is one of the most recognizable features of the Yale campus and a symbol of the university's rich history and academic excellence.

2023年5月26日 · Harkness Tower is a masonry tower at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Part of the Collegiate Gothic Memorial Quadrangle complex completed in 1922, it is named for Charles William Harkness, brother of Yale's largest benefactor, Edward Harkness.