Berkeley Campanile Sather Tower

Sather Tower is easily one of UC Berkeley's most famous symbols. As the third tallest bell and clock tower in the world, the tower offers incredible views of the bay area.

Sather Tower (funded and ordered shortly before her death by campus benefactor Jane Saher in 1911, completed in 1914), known to most as the Campanile, is perhaps UC Berkeley's most famous symbol. Visible for miles, it stands 307 feet tall and is the third tallest bell and clock-tower in the world. An elevator ride to the observation platform at the 200-foot level provides visitors with a spectacular view of the entire Bay Area and of the campus. Sather Tower, was modeled after the tower that stands in the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy. The Campanile houses a 61-bell carillon. There are 38 stairs from the top of the elevator up to the observation platform. campanile.berkeley.edu