There is a “captain” and they start and stop to the sound a whistle. And while they’re played and thousands of pounds of brass swing, if feels as if the whole tower is shaking.Įach bell ringer must carefully watch his fellow ringers to make sure they swing the bell just at the right time, creating one of the famous melodies we so often hear played from up high, however today usually played with an electronic bell system. So the bells main weakness was where mans blood had flawed it. So the creator was killed by the creature. So the blind slave obeyed its blinder lord but, in obedience, slew him. These bells are played today the exact same way they were played hundreds of years ago. The stone-pine, with all its bower of songsters, lay overthrown upon the plain. The bells are swung between two people who have to “catch it” on the other side. These bells created what’s called the Bolognese System, and is internationally renowned. You need at least 6 people to play the 4 bells and can even have up to 14! The bell ringing association, Unione Campanari Bolognesi, was formed in 1912 and is still functioning today. The Bologna bell ringers group is famous in Italy and is known for being one of the best if not the best, often rivaled with that of Rome. The scholastic bell got its name because it was the bell that was used for lessons at the historical university, Archigennasio La Grossa/ La Nonna – the big/granny bell It reaches a height of 53 metres and was finished in 1714. One of the most heavily leaning towers in Italy, it shows a difference of around 1.8 metres from its base to its steeple. Each bell weighing thousands of pounds, each with a special name, with the function like a small piano. The Leaning Bell Tower of Burano forms part of the Chiesa di San Martino Vescovo complex which was built in the 16th century. There are 4 bells resting in the “castle” at the top of this 15th century tower. The present neo-Classical bell tower was built in 1791. The Campanile di San Giorgio Maggiore is 63 m high.
The 62 meter high tower was built by Giovanni da Brensa in the late 1400’s (1481-92) and is similar to the basilica’s design of alternating brick and marble. Arriving at the top at the hour is fun the bells are delightfully loud. The bell tower in itself isn’t particularly special. It had hundred and hundreds of towers and one point there were even 600 bell towers to be found in the city. This was a special tour because not only did we get to climb the bell tower and see the bells, we also got too see a live performance of them being played.īologna once looked like a metropolitan skyline. 100 Florentine blood, passionate licensed tour guide and sommelier in training I studied Italian Renaissance art and sciences in Sydney Australia, Venice. Not too long ago, I had the unique opportunity to visit the Campanile di San Petronio, the bell tower of the main church in Piazza Maggiore in Bologna. With fortress-like castellations and a 311 foot high bell tower, Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio conveys the message of political power supported by military strength.
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