Bok Tower - Ode To Joy
This cache is dedicated to BigOrangeTruck's wonderful wife Joy who used to be the Librarian for Bok Tower Gardens and worked on the 5th Floor of the tower. Joy no longer works for Bok Tower Gardens. This cache is dedicated in honor of her work at the gardens. Wahoo32 adopted this cache and maintains it for BOT.
In all the natural beauty of the Gardens, Bok believed something was missing. Remembering the glorious sound of carillons in his native Netherlands, he decided to build a beautiful Singing Tower as the focal point of the Gardens which would be crowned by a large carillon.
Bok commissioned fellow Philadelphian, architect Milton B. Medary, to design and build the majestic Singing Tower. Medary drew his main inspiration from the Gothic towers and churches of Europe, but wanted to adapt his design to the characteristics of the Florida landscape.
Lee Lawrie, a noted sculptor from New York, was engaged to design the elaborate marble sculpture that adorns the Tower. Although Medary’s overall design is neo-Gothic in its conception, he, like Lawrie, was a man of the times. Thus, Lawrie incorporated art deco influences into the sculptural decoration of the Tower.
Construction of the Tower began in 1927 and was completed in time for the dedication on February 1, 1929.
Voted Florida’s best garden, Bok Tower Gardens is a National Historic Landmark in Central Florida’s rolling hills of citrus. Open every day of the year from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., with last admission at 5 p.m. Admission is $14 for adults and $5 for ages 5-12, children under 5 are admitted free. For more information, contact Bok Tower Gardens 863-676-1408 or visit www.BokTowerGardens.org
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