Century Tower
The Century Tower is a 157-foot-tall bell tower containing a carillon in the center of the University of Florida campus in Gainesville, Florida, United States.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: tower in Florida, United States
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include University Auditorium and University of Florida Marston Science Library.
University Auditorium
Theater building
The University Auditorium, occasionally known as the Memorial Auditorium and sometimes called the University of Florida Auditorium, is a historic building on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, in the United States.
University of Florida Marston Science Library
Library
Photo: Christopher Sessums, CC BY 2.0.
The Marston Science Library, often called Marston, is the science and engineering library of the University of Florida located in Gainesville, Florida. University of Florida Marston Science Library is situated 370 feet southwest of Century Tower.
Smathers Library
Library
Photo: Ebyabe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Smathers Library is a historic library in Gainesville, Florida, United States. It is located in the northeastern section of the University of Florida in the middle of the Campus Historic District. Smathers Library is situated 890 feet northeast of Century Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gainesville.
Gainesville
Gainesville is in North Central Florida. It is home to the University of Florida, and Santa Fe College.
Century Tower
- Categories: war memorial, tower, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Alachua, Florida, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.64881° or 29° 38′ 56″ northLongitude
-82.34332° or 82° 20′ 36″ westInception
1953Height
157 feet (48 metres)Operator
University of FloridaOpen location code
76XVJMX4+GMOpenStreetMap ID
way 150860043OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q5063212
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In Other Languages
“Century Tower” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Torre Century”
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