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Top of Hoover Tower at Stanford University



Hoover Tower & the Herbert Hoover Memorial Exhibit Pavilion
Hoover Tower, visible throughout the surrounding area, serves as a landmark of Stanford to faculty, students, alumni and the local community. Completed in 1941 to celebrate the university's 50th anniversary, the 285-foot structure offers superb views of Stanford and the Bay Area from its observation deck. Atop Hoover Tower is a carillon of 48 bells cast in Belgium. The largest bell is inscribed, "For Peace Alone Do I Ring." For more detail please visit: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/neighbors/visiting/hoover.html

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