{"id":3021,"date":"2021-10-20T13:19:19","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T12:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningspaces.dundee.ac.uk\/dundeeuniculture\/?p=3021"},"modified":"2025-09-15T10:46:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T09:46:46","slug":"the-tower-building-celebrates-its-60th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/the-tower-building-celebrates-its-60th-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tower Building celebrates its 60th birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Read on for more on the anniversary of the opening of the Tower Building on 20th October 1961.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3022\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3022\" style=\"width: 971px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3022\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-13.04.10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"971\" height=\"728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-13.04.10.png 971w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-13.04.10-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/culture\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/263\/2021\/10\/Screenshot-2021-10-20-at-13.04.10-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 971px) 100vw, 971px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3022\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother officially opening the Tower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This film by Kenneth Baxter from the University Archives tells the story of the building<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"University of Dundee | Archive Services | Tower Building\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bz7Eq0tZs8E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Or read more in this article in The Courier<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"C6cH9p5sQv\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecourier.co.uk\/fp\/past-times\/2668002\/sketches-and-rare-images-chart-the-rise-of-dundees-iconic-tower-building\/\">Sketches and rare images chart the rise of Dundee&#8217;s iconic Tower Building<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Sketches and rare images chart the rise of Dundee&#8217;s iconic Tower Building&#8221; &#8212; The Courier\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecourier.co.uk\/fp\/past-times\/2668002\/sketches-and-rare-images-chart-the-rise-of-dundees-iconic-tower-building\/embed\/#?secret=Ypb3YxBAyH#?secret=C6cH9p5sQv\" data-secret=\"C6cH9p5sQv\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read on for more on the anniversary of the opening of the Tower Building on 20th October 1961. &nbsp; 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