Stone tower
On the rim.
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A 21-metre stone tower on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon at Desert View, more than 32 kilometres east of Grand Canyon Village near the park's east entrance, and one of the finest buildings in the park. It was designed by the architect Mary Colter and completed in 1932 in the style of ancient Native towers of the American Southwest, built of local stone so that it seems to grow out of the rock, and its inner walls are decorated with murals by the Hopi artist Fred Kabotie. Visitors climb its four storeys by a narrow stair, and from its windows and top terrace there is a wide view east over the canyon, where the Colorado River swings in a broad bend, and over the Painted Desert stretching to the horizon. Park entry is $35 per vehicle or $20 per person for seven days, and non-US residents aged 16 and over pay an extra $100 per person, per the National Park Service. It is easily reached by car on Desert View Drive, which has other viewpoints along the way, and sunset here is one of the park's highlights.
On the rim.
Below.
On the horizon.
Desert View, South Rim, about 32 km east of the village
The architect Mary Colter; it was completed in 1932 in the style of ancient Native towers.