Wheels Tower in the UK, Bristol Resort
Rating: 8,3/10 (800 votes)  Wheels Tower is a memorial building in Bristol, UK. It is the third tallest building in the city (68 meters). On the belfry of the tower hangs the Big George bell - one of the largest bells in Great Britain.
The tower was built between 1915 and 1925. and is one of the last buildings erected in England in the neo-Gothic architectural style. The building was funded by the Wills family of tobacco industrialists to commemorate Henry Overton Wils III, the former head of the university and a great philanthropist.
The tower is part of the complex of buildings of the University of Bristol, being its symbol and visiting card. Today, the building houses two faculties and a library, and various celebrations are held in the main hall.
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