The Ann and Robert H. Lurie Tower, a memorial built in 1996 for Michigan alumnus Robert H. Lurie, is located on North Campus at the

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. It houses a 60-bell grand carillon, one of the university's two grand

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s; the other is housed in

Burton Tower The Burton Memorial Tower is a clock tower located on Central Campus at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor at 230 North Ingalls Street. Housing a grand carillon, the tower was built in 1936 as a memorial for University President Marion Ler ...

on Central Campus. These are two of only 23 grand carillons in the world. The Lurie Tower was designed by Michigan alumnus Charles Moore (AB '47, Hon Arch Ph.D. '92), with structural engineering done by Robert M. Darvas Associates. The tower was dedicated in October 1996. A gift of the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Family Foundation, it has 60 bells. Ann Lurie of

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donated $12 million in memory of her husband, Robert H. Lurie (BSE '64, MSE '66), to help fund the construction of North Campus buildings, including the

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. Completed in late 1995, the 167-foot (50.9 m) tall tower is a significant landmark on North Campus. The bronze bells of the Lurie Carillon are lighter in weight than the bells of the carillon in

Burton Memorial Tower The Burton Memorial Tower is a clock tower located on Central Campus at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor at 230 North Ingalls Street. Housing a grand carillon, the tower was built in 1936 as a memorial for University President Marion ...

. They were cast at the

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, in the customary proportion of 80 percent

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to 20 percent

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. The North Campus bourdon bell weighs six

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Carillonneurs

* Margo Halsted (1996 - 2003) * Steven Ball (2008 - 2013) * Tiffany Ng (2015 - )

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Carillonneurs

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