Main Building (University of Texas at Austin)

UT Tower
The Main Building in the foreground, c. 1980
General information
Architectural style	Beaux-Arts
Location	110 Inner Campus Drive, Austin, Texas United States
Coordinates	30°17′10″N 97°44′21″W / 30.2861°N 97.7393°W / 30.2861; -97.7393
Construction started	1934
Completed	1937
Height
Roof	307 ft (94 m)
Technical details
Floor count	27
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Paul Philippe Cret

The Main Building (known colloquially as The Tower) is a structure at the center of the University of Texas at Austin campus in Downtown Austin, Texas, United States. The Main Building's 307-foot (94 m) tower has 27 floors^[1][2][3] and is one of the most recognizable symbols of the university and the city.^{[citation needed]}