list of the heaviest bells known to have been cast, and the period of time during which they held that title. The title of heaviest functioning bell in...
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is only about 22–40 kg (49–88 lb), half the mass of the former. The following is a list of the heaviest living bird species based on maximum reported or...
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church bells in the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, all of which are mounted in the two main bell towers. Notre-Dame used to have other smaller bells in...
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Year's Eve the same month. The bell's shoulder section is adorned with 36 lotus petal patterns. List of heaviest bells "World Wonders". Archived from...
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reproduction of the Tsar Bell. Russian Orthodox bell ringing The Liberty Bell, a damaged colonial American bell cast two decades later List of heaviest bells At...
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of Mandalay on the western bank of the Irrawaddy River. It was the heaviest functioning bell in the world at several times in history. The weight of the...
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A standing bell or resting bell is an inverted bell, supported from below with the rim uppermost. Such bells are normally bowl-shaped, and exist in a...
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function. Some small bells such as ornamental bells or cowbells can be made from cast or pressed metal, glass or ceramic, but large bells such as a church...
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Singu Min Bell Tharrawaddy Min Bell List of heaviest bells Underwater archaeology The Long Ships (film), fictional search for a giant gold bell Blagovest...
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Striking clock (section Parts of mechanism)
time to be read. The development of mechanical clocks in 12th century Europe was motivated by the need to ring bells upon the canonical hours to call...
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54 bells, by Taylor (originally a chime of 10 bells; additional 44 bells installed 1966). New York City: Riverside Church – 74 bells, heaviest 40,000 lb...
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Andrey Chokhov (category Russian bell makers)
correspondingly. These bells were donated by Boris Godunov to the Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra. In 1621, Andrey Chokhov and other masters cast four bells for the Ivan...
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fixed. Conservation status codes listed follow the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Range maps are...
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John Taylor & Co (redirect from John Taylor Bell Foundry)
bronze bell for the song "Hells Bells", which was originally used on the Back in Black Tour in 1980. Many churches around the world have used bells cast...
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Peace Bell. He visited the embassies of 140 countries with Secretariat-General U Thant and presented them to the heads of states. (List of bells presented...
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St Mary-le-Bow (redirect from Bow Bells)
known for its bells, which also feature in the nursery rhyme 'Oranges and Lemons'. According to legend, Dick Whittington heard the bells calling him back...
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size replica of the Liberty Bell. The replica bell was cast by Whitechapel Bell Foundry, the casters of the original bell for the Pennsylvania State House...
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waxing of Tabodwe 1203 ME). The bell is housed in a pavilion, located on the northeast side of the pagoda's middle terrace. List of heaviest bells Maung...
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Stiftskirche Herrenberg Jingle bell Liberty Bell List of heaviest bells Russian Orthodox bell ringing Ship's bell Tsar Bell American Bell Association International...
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Bonshō (category Bells (percussion))
Bonshō (梵鐘, Buddhist bells), also known as tsurigane (釣り鐘, hanging bells) or ōgane (大鐘, great bells) are large bells found in Buddhist temples throughout...
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temple bells in locations around the world. The association was effectively begun in 1954 by Chiyoji Nakagawa, with the goal of providing peace bells to every...
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bells, heaviest c. 5,000 lb (2,300 kg), Petit & Fritsen 1969 Stanford: Hoover Tower at Stanford University, California. 48 bells, originally 35 bells...
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pavilion located on the northwest side of the pagoda's middle terrace. List of heaviest bells "Maha Ganda Bell". Worldvisitguide.com. Retrieved 2014-04-06...
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Carillon (redirect from Carillon bell)
percussion instrument that is played with a keyboard and consists of at least 23 bells. The bells are cast in bronze, hung in fixed suspension, and tuned in...
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States List of carillons of the British Isles List of heaviest bells Louver Maria Gloriosa Manchester Universities Guild of Change Ringers McShane Bell Foundry...
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Campanology (redirect from Bell ringing)
of Suffolk, there is a unique set of bells that are not in a tower and are rung full circle by hand. They are the heaviest ring of five bells listed in...
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Change ringing (redirect from Doubles (bells))
towers have as many as sixteen bells that can be rung together, though six or eight bells are more common. The highest pitch bell is known as the treble, and...
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St Mary Redcliffe (category Grade I listed churches in Bristol)
livery. The bells remain the sixth heaviest ring of bells (but fifth heaviest ring of twelve) in the world. They are also the heaviest ring of bells in a parish...
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Pieter and François Hemony (category Bell foundries)
other bells. To address this problem, the Hemony brothers gave their bells a particular profile and thickened it in certain places. The bells were then...
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