BYU Centennial Carillon

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The BYU Centennial Carillon is a carillon on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. The bell tower was erected in 1975 to commemorate the one hundredth anniversary of the school's founding. Built in a simple, modern style, it stands 97 feet tall and contains 52 bells. The carillon tolls a tune based on the hymn "Come, Come, Ye Saints," followed by the hour, and tolls a chime on the half-hour. Such automated tollings are controlled by magnetic tape. Carilloneurs may also play the instrument by means of a clavier located directly below the belfry, in a small room reached by a spiral staircase that ascends through the center of the tower.

Brigham Young University is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and its carillon is the only such instrument the church owns, anywhere in the world. Very rarely do LDS churches feature belltowers, and the only temple to contain even a single bell is the Nauvoo Temple.

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• http://www.gcna.org/data/UTPROVOB.HTM
• http://map.byu.edu/Map.html Scroll down the list of buildings and click on "BELL."