Category:McFarland Carillon

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<nowiki>McFarland Memorial Bell Tower; 185-foot bell tower at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign</nowiki>
McFarland Memorial Bell Tower 
185-foot bell tower at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Map40° 06′ 10.19″ N, 88° 13′ 37.85″ W
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The McFarland Carillon, sometimes referred to as the McFarland Bell Tower or McFarland Memorial Bell Tower is a 185-foot bell tower located on the South Quad of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The tower was built in 2008-09 and was designed by Fred Guyton of Peckham, Guyton, Albers & Viets. The carillon has 49 bells, which can be controlled by a computer with 500 pre-programmed songs, or can be played directly with a keyboard.