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The Carillon, Virginia's War Memorial for
World War I, was erected by the Common-
wealth of Virginia to commemorate those who
served. Designed by noted Boston architect
Ralph Adams Cram, it is an interpretation
of the Italian campanile in Georgian classicism.
A comminsion was formed about 1922 to study
a design and a site, but public campaigns
altered the initial proposal and delayed
construction until 1931. The tower was
completed and dedicated on 15 October 1932.
The Carillon reaches a height of 240 feet and its
bells were originally intended to ring out patrio-
otic concerts. The city of Richmond has main-
tained this structure since its construction