Harkness Tower
Harkness Tower is an architectural 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.
- Tower
- …lies at an elevation of 75 feet (23 metres)
- Description: tower at Yale University
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and Yale Center for British Art.
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Library
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The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library is the… Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library is situated 890 feet northeast of Harkness Tower.
Yale Center for British Art
Art gallery
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The Yale Center for British Art at Yale University… Yale Center for British Art is situated 790 feet southwest of Harkness Tower.
Old Campus
Park
The Old Campus is the oldest area of the Yale University campus in New Haven, Connecticut. Old Campus is situated 480 feet southeast of Harkness Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown New Haven and Chapel Street Historic District.
Downtown New Haven
Neighborhood
Downtown New Haven is the neighborhood located in the heart of the city of New Haven, Connecticut.
Chapel Street Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Chapel Street Historic District is a 23-acre…
Elm Street Historic District
Neighborhood
Elm Street Historic District is a state historic…
Harkness Tower
- Location
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Latitude
41.30982° or 41° 18′ 35″ north
Longitude
-72.92955° or 72° 55′ 46″ west
Open location code
87H9835C+W5
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Harkness Tower” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “哈克尼斯塔”
- Dutch: “Harkness Tower”
- Egyptian Arabic: “برج هاركنيس”
- French: “Harkness Tower”
- German: “Harkness Tower”
- Hebrew: “מגדל הארקנס”
- Japanese: “ハークネス・タワー”
- Spanish: “Harkness Tower”
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