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Cast in 1484 by King Dhammazedi of Mon, this bell was located at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar). The bell was said to be twelve cubits (6.276 m) high and eight cubits (4.184 m) wide. [2] The Great Bell of Dhammazedi remained at the Shwedagon Pagoda as the heaviest functioning bell in the world until 1608.
This bell is hung above a well, and it is believed that the sound of the bell resonates down the well into the underworld, to summon the spirits of the dead. At the end of the festival, another bonshō, called an okurikane (送り鐘, "sending-back bell"), is rung to send the spirits back and to represent the end of the summer. [1] [20]
The Sacred Bell of Great King Seongdeok (Korean: 성덕대왕신종; Hanja: 聖德大王神鍾) is the largest extant bronze bell in Korea. It is also known as the Emille Bell ( 에밀레종 ), after a legend about its casting, and as the Bell of Bongdeoksa , where it was first housed.
The Bosingak bell (Treasure No 2. ROK) [1] Bosingak (Korean: 보신각) is a large bell pavilion on Jongno in Seoul, South Korea. The bell in Bosingak gives Jongno its name, which translates to "bell street". The pavilion was originally constructed in 1395 [2] but destroyed many times by both war and fire. It was designated Bosingak by Emperor ...
Clock faces are 7 m (23 ft). Commonly known as 'Big Ben', although this is the name of the largest chiming bell. Part of the Palace of Westminster UNESCO World Heritage site. [41] 26: Lecco bell tower: 96 m (315 ft) 4: Yes: 1904: Tower Building: Religious: Italy: Lecco [42] 27: The Tower of Palazzo Vecchio: 95 m (312 ft) 1: No: 14th C: Tower ...
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The biggest bell serving as bourdon of any carillon is the low C bell at Riverside Church, New York City. Cast in 1929 as part of the Rockefeller Carillon, it weighs 19,000 kg (41,000 lb) and measures 3.10 m (10 ft 2 in) across. The bourdon at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, called Great Paul, weighs 16.7 tonnes.