Wills Memorial Building

The Wills Memorial Building
Photo by Ana Paula V.

The Wills Memorial Building, or Wills Tower, how also it`s known, is situaded at the top of Park Street in Queens Road, in Bristol, United Kingdom.

This Monument is consideraded the last great Gothic buildings to be built in England, designed by Sir George Oatley and built as a memorial to Henry Overton Wills III [1].

The Bristolians known this build as "The University". Below can see the Dimensions in the Wills Memorial Building [2]:
Room     Length  Width  Area
               (m)       (m)      (m2)
Great      27        15        424
Hall           
Reception 18.5   9.6      177.6
Room            

The most prominent feature is the very grand Wills Tower which stands at 215 feet. The Tower, is constructed from Bath and Clipsham stone and is twice as high as Cabot Tower affording amazing views of the City of Bristol. It can be seen for miles around and dominates the city.

Building began in 1914 and was opened in 1925 by George V and Queen Mary. The Wills family donated millions of pounds to the University over many years.  [3].

References

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wills_Memorial_Building

2. http://www.bris.ac.uk/conferences/exhibition/wills/
3. http://www.bristol-link.co.uk/history/wills-memorial-building.htm