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  Campanile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A campanile (pronounced [ˌkæmp ə ˈniːl i]) is, especially in Italy, a free-standing bell-tower (Italian campana, 'bell'), often adjacent to a church or cathedral.
Modern campaniles often contain carillons, a musical instrument traditionally comprised of at least 23 large bells which are sounded by cables, chains, or cords connected to a keyboard.
The Campanile at Berkeley from the UC Berkeley Wiki
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Campanile   (447 words)

  
 UC Berkeley : Landscape Heritage Plan
Campanile Way's strength is its important role as a major pedestrian access in the heart of the Classical Core and its strong visual axis and view, connecting the tower with the Golden Gate.
Campanile Way extends from South Hall Road on the east to the 1908 Bridge on the west and includes the landscaped areas along the road, up to the facades of the adjacent buildings.
Campanile Way is essentially an open and sunny east-west avenue, except for its western end where it has natural and rustic character and concomitant shade provided by a planted oak woodland adjacent to the Strawberry Creek environment.
www.cp.berkeley.edu /lhp/concepts/campanile.html   (3438 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Campanile
The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre pendente di Pisa or simply Torre di Pisa) is the campanile, or bell tower, of the Italian city of Pisas cathedral.
The Campanile from the west St Marks Campanile is the bell tower of St Marks Square in Venice.
Campanile project Master's student George Borshukov went on to work at Manex Entertainment where he and his colleagues applied the Campanile Movie's virtual cinematography techniques to create some of the most memorable shots in the 1999 Keanu Reeves film The Matrix.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Campanile   (955 words)

  
 St Mark's Campanile - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
St Mark's Campanile is the bell tower of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, located in the square (piazza) of the same name.
The 100 metre-high tower consists of a sturdy brick shaft, an observation platform, a section housing the five bells, and a pyramidal spire, topped by a golden angel weathervane.
The logetta which housed the barracks of the guard for the Doge's Palace lies beneath the campanile.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/St_Mark's_Campanile   (239 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - campanile (Architecture) - Encyclopedia
Built in connection with a church or a town hall, it served as a belfry and watch tower and often functioned as a civic or commemorative monument.
Originating in the 6th cent., the campaniles were the earliest church towers in Europe and were generally circular in shape; examples of this type remain at Ravenna.
The celebrated campanile of Florence, known as Giotto's campanile (1334), is entirely faced in marble and ornamented with sculptures.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/C/campanil.html   (282 words)

  
 The Campanile Movie
The Campanile Movie as seen at the SIGGRAPH 97 Electronic Theater (minus the introductory title screens) is available in the QuickTime 4 format using the Sorenson compressor.
The Campanile movie was shown at the SIGGRAPH 97 Electronic Theater August 4-7 at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium.
The Berkeley Campus Model used in The Campanile Movie was shown as a realtime demo in Silicon Graphics' booth at the SIGGRAPH 97 exposition.
athens.ict.usc.edu /Campanile   (925 words)

  
 The Campanile
The Jane K. Sather Tower, fondly known as The Campanile, was designed by John Galen Howard and was completed in 1914.
The Campanile, with its spectacular views and singing bells, is the world's third largest bell and clock tower and by far, the most famous building at UC Berkeley.
The Campanile is even equipped with 61 bells and an expert carillonist.
www.ci.berkeley.ca.us /coolthings/Other/Campanile.html   (134 words)

  
 Campanile - Los Angeles - calendarlive.com
Campanile's kitchen has been a training ground for a number of chefs who have gone on to open their own places, including Suzanne Tracht, who recently opened Jar with Mark Peel, and Suzanne Goin, the chef and owner of Lucques and the new A.O.C. The current chef de cuisine is Chris Kidder.
Campanile is such an original that none of these sound like dishes anywhere else.
Campanile's sourdough chocolate cake with "iced cream" and a bitter espresso sauce has walls so fragile they barely hold in the glorious sludge of dark, dark chocolate.
www.calendarlive.com /campanile   (1504 words)

  
 Acapella Campanile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Even if the Campaniles wouldn't serve their true purpose in a way that I will soon try to relate to You, I could almost imagine an architect using these creations as pieces of art in a modern environment.
The Campanile cast a wide, stable, deep and uniform soundstage, in which vocalists and different sections of orchestras and choirs are clearly focused and naturally located.
The Campanile is definitely among the best speakers I've heard; with regards to the reproduction of upper frequencies, presence and airiness it is in a class of it's own.
highendnews.tripod.com /reviews/AcapellaCampanile-English.htm   (2762 words)

  
 Hotels Campanile.
Campanile Aix en Provence La Beauvalle is ideally situated less than 2km south of the city centre.Part of the Campanile group, our hotel staff is dedicated to bring you an exceptional...
Campanile Albi is ideally situated just on the outskirts of the town and only 1km from the center of Albi.Part of the Campanile group, our hotel has it's own unique and tranquille ambiance.
Campanile Arles is ideally located just 2km from the city centre of Arles.Part of the Campanile group, our hotel will welcome you with a tranquille atmosphere and wonderful service.
www.cybevasion.com /hotels/france/chaines_hotels_campanile.html   (752 words)

  
 HERMENAUT: Campanile Free-Fall
More popularly known as the Campanile (it's modeled on the Campanile in Venice's St. Marks Square), it's the tallest bell-tower outside of Italy.
Although not utilized, the Campanile's latent potential was not ignored.
It wasn't until 1958 that the Campanile's age of innocence ended with a sharp retort.
www.hermenaut.com /a17.shtml   (1136 words)

  
 Kite Aerial Photography - UC Berkeley Campanile
From my first musings about kite aerial photography I imagined the Campanile at UC Berkeley to be an ideal target.
The other principal challenge was gauging the relationship between camera and Campanile from a vantage point a block away.
In the left image the trees are bare and the flanking building is LeConte Hall (view is toward the southeast.) In the right image the trees are in full leaf and the flanking building is Bancroft Library (view is toward the southwest.) Additional images of the plaza are available in the next page.
arch.ced.berkeley.edu /kap/gallery/gal013.html   (594 words)

  
 Piltdown House Campanile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Piltdown House is in the village of St Mary's Platt, near Wrotham and Borough Green in West Kent.
The detached campanile doubles as the garage with the bells hung in the loft space.
The ring of 12 small bells (Tenor 22lb 7oz in E flat) were cast by Richard Bowditch on October 10th 2000, tuned by Matthew Higby and then hung by Matthew with the assistance of Aaron Moulder on December 5th and 6th 2000.
www.piltdown.org.uk /piltdownhousecampanile.htm   (75 words)

  
 Berkeley Landmarks :: Sather Tower (Campanile)
On Monday, early, the Campanile was resplendent in the sunshine [...] Suddenly I saw it slowly sink directly downward behind a line of roofs, and a dense grey dust rose in clouds [...] On arrival the sight was pitiful.
Venice’s venerable brick campanile had been begun in the 12th century and was considerably modified and expanded during the Renaissance, in the 16th century.
A high-quality recording of music of the Campanile is available on a CD produced by the Berkeley Historical Society and available in local stores.
www.berkeleyheritage.com /berkeley_landmarks/campanile.html   (589 words)

  
 Campanile
The other aspect that moves Campanile away from a decent gamer's game is that you just have too little information to assess the likely leading towers.
Your hand is only ever four cards in size, the draw piles are completely random and your only course of action is to identify which towers are shooting up and hope you get lucky enough to bet on them, or promote the rival you want to.
Campanile is undoubtedly light, troubles the mind hardly at all, but has some creative mechanisms and the overall feel is rather good.
www.gamecabinet.com /reviews/Campanile.html   (1140 words)

  
 Visitor Services - The Campanile at Berkeley
An enduring symbol of UC Berkeley, Sather Tower, known as the Campanile, was completed in 1914 and stands 307 feet tall.
The Campanile is open Monday thru Friday from 10:00 a.m.
The cost of an elevator ride is $2 general admission (over 18), $1 for seniors, CAA members with ID and ages 18 and under, free to UC Berkeley students, faculty, and staff with ID.
www.berkeley.edu /visitors/campanile.html   (202 words)

  
 Campanile Consulting : Excellence in quality management consulting and outsourcing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Campanile Consulting : Excellence in quality management consulting and outsourcing
This site is accessible to any browser or Internet device, but you are seeing a rather basic presentation of it because your browser does not fully support current Web standards.
Are you looking for Campanile Communications, our web site design and internet consultancy?
www.campanile.uk.com   (233 words)

  
 campanile on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
CAMPANILE [campanile], Italian form of bell tower, constructed chiefly during the Middle Ages.
Campanile's comedic theater: a humorous link in the Italian studies curriculum (1).(Critical Essay)
Campanile's bread gets 'hot,' so it finds a new place for its dough.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/c1/campanil.asp   (622 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Rome
Andrea delle Fratte, belonging to the Minims, was, in the Middle Ages, the national church of the Scots; it received its present form (a cupola and a fanciful Campanile) from the architects Guerra and Borromini in the seventeenth century and has two angels by Bernini.
It is believed that here was the house of the matron, Lucina, so often mentioned in the Acts of Roman martyrs; this house was transformed by Sixtus III into a basilica which was repeatedly restored.
In 1201 Innocent III built a hospital and foundling institute which was entrusted to the Hospitallers of the Holy Ghost.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/13164a.htm   (14300 words)

  
 Campanile - Art History Online Reference and Guide
A campanile (pronounced []) is, especially in Italy, a free-standing bell-tower (Italian campana, 'bell') adjacent to a church or cathedral, but not always.
Sather Tower, "The Campanile" and carillion of the University of California, Berkeley (307 feet tall; 61 bells)
ISU notables#Campanile, the campanile and carillion at Iowa State University (110 feet tall; 50 bells)
www.arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Campanile   (279 words)

  
 Campanile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Campanile is the outrageous kinetic union of bells, drums, dance and theatre.
In summer 2003, Campanile's new show, "Rites of Sound: A Mystic Vision" will also be available.
Campanile's been on the road for almost 15 years now.
www.artsnw.org /VirtualExhibitHall/2004/Campanile/Infopage.htm   (231 words)

  
 Hotels Campanile.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Campanile Lyon Chasse-sur-Rhône is situated approximately 20km away from the centre of Lyon.Our Hotel offers excellent value and convenience.
The Campanile hosts couple will be delighted to welcome you personally and to make your stay a pleasant one....
Our Campanile Hotel is ideally located in Cléon, city which kept its architectural, natural and cultural richness.This modern hotel is part of the Campanile chain and is close to Rouen.
www.cybevasion.com /hotels/france/chaines_hotels_campanile_4.html   (666 words)

  
 ISU Campanile Renovation
Ames area residents, students, faculty, staff, even alumni passing through central Iowa, descended on the campanile to add their contributions to the "Bucks for Bells" campaign.
To assure funding for the campanile's future upkeep, the donor contributed $1 million to permanently endow the campanile.
Jean and Thomas Sutherland highlighted the celebration by speaking to the campus community and ringing a replica of the carillon bells.
www.music.iastate.edu /carillon/renovation.html   (588 words)

  
 Sather Tower Project - Introduction
The Campanile of UC Berkeley, officially named Sather Tower, is the central landmark of our fair campus.
One of the first kite aerial photographs I encountered was Craig Wilson's remarkable shot of the Wisconsin Capital Building dome with its guilded statue as a foreground object.
I imagined it to be a multi-year, ongoing project and that has come to be.
www.arch.ced.berkeley.edu /kap/background/Campanile/sather1.htm   (585 words)

  
 The Acapella Audio Arts Campanile Loudspeaker
For the Campaniles are, in my opinion, a fantastic sounding speaker, full of guts, gusto and advanced technology, and with a sound that once heard is likely never to be forgotten.
On hearing the new Campanile speaker from Acapella (from the Italian term 'a capella', meaning 'unaccompanied') at a German audio show, the discerning lady jumped at the chance to sell the huge speakers in Canada.
I like the way the essence of the Campanile's sound remained whether listening to well-recorded jazz, classical or rock -- including the aforementioned transparency, seamless octave(s) integration, lightning fast transient response, thundering and very low bass, a rich but detailed midrange, dead-on imaging, and realistic (according to source) sound field.
www.audiophilia.com /hardware/acapella.htm   (1716 words)

  
 Hôtel Campanile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
At Campanile, a management couple, in a warm and friendly environment, making sure you enjoy a comfortable stay.
Rooms offering peace and quiet: In every room, you'll find a courtesy tray with kettle, tea, coffee and biscuits, television with Canal+, Canal Satellite, a bathroom with a bath and shower, a work surface, alarm clock, telephone with an outside line and a telephone connection for your modem.
Belgium, France, Great-Britain, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland and Portugal, Campanile embodies the European spirit of Louvre Hotels.
www.louvrehotels.com /en/campanile-hotels.html   (330 words)

  
 KU to add soldier’s name to campanile
Seven years later, when the 120-foot campanile was built as a memorial to the KU students and faculty lost in the war, Bowlby’s was not among the 276 listed.
But Booth decided to explore the issue this summer after she and her husband visited the new World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., and found that Bowlby’s name was listed on that memorial’s Web site.
The campanile, which contains a 53-bell carillon, was built in 1950 and dedicated on May 27, 1951.
www.oread.ku.edu /Oread04/Sep17/campanile.html   (481 words)

  
 Campanile Porte D'italie Paris - Discount Hotel in Paris
Paris's Campanile Porte D'italie Hotel is best suited for those who are looking to spend a little less on accommodations.
The Staff at More Paris Hotels is proud to offer Campanile Porte D'italie Paris its information, and booking reservations.
More Hotels, however, is not officially affiliated or associated with the Campanile Porte D'italie Paris, its staff, principals, or other business organizations.
paris.morehotels.com /campanile-porte-ditalie.html   (266 words)

  
 Campanile Hotel Eindhoven DISCOUNTS! on Hotels.nl » Amsterdam hotel guide
Campanile Hotel Eindhoven is ideally located next to the A2 highway, at a 3 kilometer distance from Eindhoven Airport.
The attractive centre of Eindhoven is 10 minutes away from the hotel.
Campanile Hotel Eindhoven has free parking spaces for its guests and the bus to the centre or to Eindhoven Airport stops in front of the hotel.
www.hotels.nl /eindhoven/campanile   (381 words)

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