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discovering hoover tower

5
July

view from Hoover Tower

One of my favorite visits to my recent trip to Northern California was Stanford University.  The visit makes me ask myself “Why did I not apply to any schools on the West Coast?!”

Stanford campus from the tower

The highlight of the campus is definitely the Hoover Tower.  Built as part of Stanford’s 50th anniversary, back in 1941, the first nine floors of the tower are library stacks and the next three floors are used for offices, but visitors are allowed to go up to the top of the tower.

view from Hoover

It is super cool to see the tower’s bells up close and to hear a volunteer talk about how the bells are played occasionally on a whim by a music professor or one of his students.  The configuration of the mechanism that plays the bells (similar to a piano) is replicated in the professor’s classroom so he can effectively teach others his skill during class!

how to play the bells at Hoover Tower

the bells at Hoover Tower

Going up in the 285-foot tower when school was not in session gave us a crowd-free visit with plenty of space to admire the surrounding views.

view from the tower at Stanford

campus view from tower

I hope you enjoyed a quick visit to Hoover Tower on Friday field trip.  Have a fabulous weekend!

window view at Hoover

Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie

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