to muffle the sound or direct the noise towards the city or the river as required. The glass-clad spire is designed using spokes that radiate horizontally from a centrally positioned axle, declining in width as it rises to a point. The solid-steel columns of the spire are rectangular and the concrete bell chamber is enveloped in copper sails and glass. The redeveloped Barrack Square along Barrack Street precinct, which surrounds the tower, includes reflection pools as well as cafes, restaurants, shops and cycling and walking paths. An inlaid path made of ceramic tiles initially surrounded the tower, with each tile consisting of a list of some of the youngest and oldest cohorts of students from nearly every school in Western Australia from 1999, arranged alphabetically by school name. , the tiles were removed as part of the Elizabeth Quay project, but have since been reinstalled in a new artwork to the east of the tower. In 2018, to commemorate the centenary of the World War One armistice on 11 November, a large bell was cast by VEEM Limited, Canning Vale. Unlike the other bells in the tower, this is swung electronically using a motor, supplied by a Belgian firm. It is known as the "Great ANZAC Bell". Since 2013 the area around Barrack Street Jetty has under gone redeveloped; this included removal of part of the reflecting pool and creation of a boardwalk in front of the Bell Tower. The work is part of a larger foreshore project that also incorporates the Elizabeth Quay development. Controversy The A$5.5 million building was said to be built to commemorate the new millennium, but at the time the government and the Premier of Western Australia, Richard Court, received a fair amount of criticism from locals who opposed it, calling it a wasteful expenditure. However, it remains one of the only "icon" millennium projects that came in on time, on budget and is still open. Gallery See also The Australian and New Zealand Association of Bellringers References External links The Bell Tower at the Department of Culture and the Arts The Swan Bells - Perth, Australia, at http://archiloverz.org/ Towers completed in 2000 Landmarks in Perth, Western Australia Buildings and structures in Perth, Western Australia Bell towers Tourist attractions in Perth, Western Australia Elizabeth Quay Articles containing video clips Barrack Square, Perth