Beckering Family Carillon Tower

Beckering Family Carillon Tower (48 bells in the carillon)
Beckering Family Carillon Tower at Grand Valley State University-Pew Grand Rapids campus
Location within Michigan
General information
Type	Carillon
Location	Lacks International Plaza at Richard M. DeVos Center, Pew Grand Rapids Campus, Grand Valley State University
Coordinates	42.9638°N 85.6804°W / 42.9638; -85.6804
Completed	2000

The Beckering Family Carillon Tower is a 151-foot-tall (46 m) carillon-clock tower located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States on the Pew Campus of Grand Valley State University. The tower and carillon was funded and built by Pioneer Construction in 2000. The Beckering family, for which the tower is named, established Pioneer Construction in 1933.^[1][2][3]

The 48 carillon bells are cast of bronze by the Fonderie Paccard in France, who also installed them within the tower.^[4]

GVSU also has another carillon, the Cook Carillon Tower, located on the main Allendale campus in Allendale, Michigan.^[5]

See also

• List of carillons in the United States

References

1. "Beckering Family Carillon Tower - Building Legacies". Grand Valley State University. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
2. "Carillons". World Carillon Federation. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
3. "Summer Carillon Series begins June 20". GVNow. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
4. "Beckering Family Carillon". GCNA. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
5. "Cook Carillon Tower - Building Legacies". Grand Valley State University. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved July 8, 2010.

External links

• Beckering Family Carillon Tower GVSU webpage