Sather Tower

Summary

Sather Tower is a tower^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of tower entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sather Tower is located in Berkeley^[3].
• Sather Tower is in the country of United States^[4].
• Sather Tower's instance of is recorded as tower^[5].
• Sather Tower's architect is recorded as John Galen Howard^[6].
• Peder Sather is named after Sather Tower^[7].
• St Mark's Campanile is named after Sather Tower^[8].
• Sather Tower's architectural style is recorded as Gothic Revival^[9].
• Sather Tower's Commons category is recorded as Sather Tower^[10].
• 1917 marks the founding of Sather Tower^[11].
• Sather Tower's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.871944, 'longitude': -122.257778}^[12].
• Sather Tower's significant event is recorded as construction^[13].
• Sather Tower's significant event is recorded as opening^[14].
• Sather Tower's floors above ground is recorded as {'amount': '+8'}^[15].
• Sather Tower's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place^[16].
• Sather Tower's date of official opening is recorded as 1917^[17].
• Sather Tower's height is recorded as {'amount': '+93.6'}^[18].
• Sather Tower's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from Sather Tower^[19].

Body

Geography

Sather Tower is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Berkeley^[3].

Designation and Status

Sather Tower's instance of is recorded as tower^[5]. Its heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place^[16].

History and Context

1917 marks the founding of Sather Tower^[11]. Things named after include Peder Sather^[7], a banker^[20], 1810–1886^[21], of Norway^[22] and St Mark's Campanile^[8], a bell tower^[23], in Italy^[24], founded in 1000^[25].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sather Tower include Sather^[26], a programming language^[27], founded in 1990^[28].

Why It Matters

Sather Tower ranks in the top 5% of tower entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

Entities named for it include Sather^[26], a programming language^[27], founded in 1990^[28].