university's colors. The carillon and spire can also be lit in other colors by the LED illumination system installed for the bicentennial. Statistics The tower Building height: Tower specification: x 7 inches square Floor area: Designer: Albert Kahn Final cost (1936): $243,664.61 Recent renovation cost: $1.8 million Construction date: 1935 to 1936 Construction materials: reinforced concrete shell, faced with limestone Dedicated on: December 4, 1936 Dedicated to: U-M President Marion Leroy Burton (Presidency 1920–1925) Charles Baird Carillon Location: Atop the Burton Memorial Tower World position: Tied for fourth heaviest carillon in the world Technical Specification: No. of bells: 53 Total weight 43 tons Largest bell: 12 tons; strikes every hour Smallest bell: 16.5 pounds Height of support: Bells hang above campus Others: Bells are stationary, and only the clappers move via mechanical linkage Cast by: John Taylor Bellfoundry, in Loughborough, England, in 1936 and 1975 Current carillonist: Tiffany Ng See also List of carillons in the United States References External links Official site of the Charles Baird Carillon Official site of the Burton Memorial Tower Lighting system Burton Memorial Tower from The University Record (November 5, 2001) Historical Records from the University of Michigan Regents' Proceedings Burton Tower: Interviews with carillonneurs Percival Price (1901-1985) and William De Turk 1936 establishments in Michigan Albert Kahn (architect) buildings Art Deco architecture in Michigan Bell towers in the United States Carillons Clock towers in Michigan Skyscrapers in Ann Arbor, Michigan Skyscraper office buildings in Michigan Towers completed in 1936 Towers in Michigan University of Michigan campus