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| Title: | Rhodes Tower |
| Keywords: | Collegiate gothic;Mid 20th century;School;Sandstone;Bay window;Bas relief;Pointed arch;Midtown |
| Issue Date: | Nov-2016 |
| Abstract: | The Peyton Nalle Rhodes Tower was built in 1968 and is named in honor of former Rhodes President and Professor in 1981. The building features a large, spherical observatory for astronomy studies. There are large bay windows and several pointed arches. There is a bas relief of the Rhodes seal. It is one of the few buildings on campus that does not have dormer windows. To learn more see Collegiate Gothic: The Architecture of Rhodes College by William Morgan or visit the Rhodes website at www.rhodes.edu. |
| Description: | This building was photographed and uploaded to DLynx during the spring of 2017 by the Visual Resources Center. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10267/28635 |
| Appears in Collections: | Memphis Architecture Image Collection Memphis Architecture Image Collection |
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| VRC_Rhodes_Rhodes_Tower_3.jpg | 1.85 MB | JPEG |  View/Open | |
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| VRC_Rhodes_Rhodes_Tower_5.jpg | 1.55 MB | JPEG |  View/Open | |
| VRC_Rhodes_Rhodes_Tower_7.jpg | 1.56 MB | JPEG |  View/Open | |
| VRC_Rhodes_Rhodes_Tower_8.jpg | 1.46 MB | JPEG |  View/Open | |
| VRC_Rhodes_Rhodes_Tower_8.jpg | 1.46 MB | JPEG | View/Open |
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