Pictures
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Steel Framework (1913)
Construction of the tower began in summer 1913. (UC Berkeley photo)
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Senior Pilgrimage (1914)
In 1914, the annual senior pilgrimage, with women in white and men in suits, included a stop at the unfinished Campanile. (UC Berkeley photo)
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Campanile Esplanade
The Campanile's historic esplanade includes terraces, trees, lawns and staircases. (UC Berkeley photo by Peg Skorpinski)
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A View from the Berkeley Hills
As viewed from the Berkeley hills, the Campanile is a striking part of the Bay Area landscape.
(UC Berkeley photo)
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Mickey Mouse Hands (1984)
On April 5, 1984, two Cal students, Stephen Schoettler and Barrett Davis, put a Mickey Mouse face and hands on the south side of the Campanile.
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View of bells from below (1985)
The Campanile’s bells, viewed from below. (UC Berkeley photo by Saxon Donnelly)
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Campanile Movie Frame (1997)
A photo from the famous Campanile Movie from 1997. (UC Berkeley photo)
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Fossils (2014)
Some 20 tons of fossils from California tar pits are housed on five levels of the tower. (UC Berkeley photo by Kevin Ho Nguyen)
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BANDALOOP on the Campanile (2015)
Members of the Bay Area-based vertical dance group BANDALOOP perform on the Campanile for the tower's 100th birthday celebration. (UC Berkeley photo by Kevin Ho Nguyen)
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Homecoming Weekend (2021)
The Campanile stands tall with Homecoming & Parents Weekends attendees in the foreground. (UC Berkeley photo by Keegan Houser)
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Campanile with the Golden Gate Bridge (2021)
The Campanile with San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge on the day of the supermoon. (UC Berkeley photo by Adam Lau and Berkeley Engineering)
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Carillon Instrument (2023)
UC Berkeley student Anna Zhao plays the carillon instrument, located on the observation deck level of the Campanile. (photo by Erin Proudfoot)