Main Building, University of Texas at Austin

E299384

administrative building campus landmark clock tower university building

The Main Building at the University of Texas at Austin is the university’s iconic central tower and administrative hub, renowned as a campus landmark and symbol of the institution.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
UT Tower	2
Main Building and Tower at the University of Texas at Austin	1
Main Building, University of Texas at Austin canonical	1
UT Austin Main Building Tower	1
UT Tower (Main Building, University of Texas at Austin)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative building ⓘ campus landmark ⓘ clock tower ⓘ university building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	The Tower ⓘ Main Building, University of Texas at Austin ⓘ surface form: UT Tower
architect	Paul Philippe Cret ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts ⓘ surface form: Beaux-Arts architecture
constructionStartDate	1934 ⓘ
contains	classrooms ⓘ meeting rooms ⓘ offices of university administrators ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
function	administrative center of the University of Texas at Austin ⓘ symbol of the University of Texas at Austin ⓘ
hasCarillon	Kniker Carillon ⓘ
hasColor	burnt orange lighting on special occasions ⓘ
hasFeature	four large clock faces near the top of the tower ⓘ illuminated tower lighting system ⓘ observation deck near the top of the tower ⓘ
hasLightingScheme	burnt orange illumination for major athletic victories ⓘ special lighting patterns for academic honors and events ⓘ
hasPart	Main Building, University of Texas at Austin self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UT Austin Main Building Tower administrative offices ⓘ carillon ⓘ clock faces ⓘ lobby ⓘ observation deck ⓘ reading rooms ⓘ
height	307 feet ⓘ approximately 94 meters ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1937 ⓘ
locatedIn	Austin ⓘ surface form: Austin, Texas
locatedInTimeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
locatedOnCampusOf	University of Texas at Austin ⓘ
materialUsed	brick ⓘ limestone ⓘ
notableEvent	site of the 1966 University of Texas tower shooting ⓘ
numberOfBells	56 ⓘ
operator	University of Texas at Austin ⓘ
ownedBy	University of Texas at Austin ⓘ
partOf	University of Texas at Austin ⓘ surface form: University of Texas at Austin campus
roofMaterial	tile ⓘ
symbolizes	University of Texas at Austin ⓘ academic excellence at the University of Texas at Austin ⓘ
usedFor	commemorations ⓘ memorial events ⓘ university celebrations ⓘ
yearCompleted	1937 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Paul Philippe Cret → notableWork → Main Building, University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

Paul Philippe Cret → designed → Main Building, University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Main Building and Tower at the University of Texas at Austin

UT → hasLandmark → Main Building, University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

this entity surface form: UT Tower

National Historic Landmarks in Texas → contains → Main Building, University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

this entity surface form: UT Tower (Main Building, University of Texas at Austin)

Main Building, University of Texas at Austin → alsoKnownAs → Main Building, University of Texas at Austin ⓘ

this entity surface form: UT Tower

Main Building, University of Texas at Austin → hasPart → Main Building, University of Texas at Austin self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: UT Austin Main Building Tower