Friday 15 January 2016

Crowther Memorial Junior High School

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#147
Watercolour with Pen and Watercolour
Carole Villeneuve
January 2016

This portrayal of Crowther Memorial Junior High School (built in 1985) in Strathmore, Alberta highlights its freestanding bell tower.   A freestanding bell tower is often referred to by the Italian term campanile.  Throughout history bell towers were part of churches.  One of the most famous bell towers is the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy.  The tilting tower is the campanile of the cathedral of Pisa which is found behind the bell tower. The Tower of Pisa  was completed in 1372 and stands 183 feet tall.  Another famous bell tower is Ivan the Great Bell Tower in Moscow, Russia.  Built in 1508, it is the tallest tower in the Moscow Kremlin complex standing 266 feet tall.
Today, bell towers can be found as part of churches, civic buildings or schools.
(click schools to see examples of scholastic bell towers )
I wonder how tall The Crowther Memorial Campanile is?