Church Bell
OriginEurope
Year400
FamilyPercussion
About the Church Bell
The largest bells weigh over 100 tons. The Tsar Bell in Moscow cracked and was never rung. Big Ben in London weighs 13.5 tons. Change ringing is an English tradition with mathematical patterns. The carillon has at least 23 bells played from a keyboard. Over 1,500 years of bell founding tradition.
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