Kessler Campanile
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The Kessler Campanile is an 80-foot-tall (24 m) campanile located at the Georgia Institute of Technology.[1][2] Designed by artist Richard Hill,[3] a University of Georgia graduate,[4] it was originally constructed for the 1996 Olympic Games.[5] It is named after Richard C. Kessler, Tech graduate and former head of Days Inns. It is frequently referred to as "The Campanile" or "The Shaft" (a tongue-in-cheek reference to student opinion on the school's difficult curriculum).[citation needed] The amphitheater and the Campanile reopened in 2011 after a two-year-long reconstruction as part of the ongoing Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons construction.[6]
The Kessler Campanile is located near the center of Georgia Tech's campus, in front of its student center and directly down Tech Walkway (commonly/formerly known as Skiles Walkway) from the recently styled "Hill District," the campus' historical center. The campanile is surrounded by a 300-seat pavilion, a gathering place for the Georgia Tech community. It is visible from many areas of central campus.[citation needed]
