Albany City Hall - Table of Contents .................. Architecture Around the World
East elevation - Albany City Hall
24 Eagle Street, Albany, NY
 Facade  Tower pyramidal roof "William
Gorham Rice first suggested a carillon for Albany in 1918, as a
monument to the soldiers who had given their lives in World War
I. A campaign to raise money for the carillon began in 1926
and within a few months over 25,000 citizens had contributed
$45,000. The John Taylor Company of Loughborough, England was
awarded the contract to build the carillon... During Albany's
Tricentennial in 1986 the carillon was restored and enlarged... The
carillonneur, the musician playing the carillon, sits in an enclosed
room just below the bells. By manipulating a keyboard of wooden
handles, the carillonneur selects which bells will be rung in what
order and with what speed and intensity. The musician may ring out
popular tunes that have been adapted for the carillon, or may play one
of the many pieces that have been written expressly for this fine and
historic instrument." - Albany City Hall Official
Website
 Tower and east elevation  Tower windows. Note 3 different patterns in tympanums ...... Voussoirs ..... Ashlar masonry  Tower loopholes   Left: Facade (north elevation) ...... Center: Tower ..... Right: East elevation. Note turret at far right (photos below) |
East elevation East elevation: third story windows. Squat Romanesque Revival columns.  East elevation  East elevation: Second story. Note corbel at far left (detail in next photo below)  East elevation: corbel decorated with acanthus leaf. |
Turret Right: turret. Turret corbel detail below  Grotesques |
