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Tsar Kolokol
Submitted by: uliana (3 years ago)
Place Views: 506
Location: moscow, russia
Tsar Kolokol (Russian: Царь–колокол, literally "Tsar of bells") is a huge bell still on display in the Moscow Kremlin. It weighs 160 tonnes, with a height of 6.14 m and diameter of 6.6 m. It was founded from bronze by masters Ivan Motorin and his son Mikhail in 1733–1735. Ornaments, portraits, and inscriptions were made by V. Kobelev, P. Galkin, P. Kokhtev, P. Serebryakov and P. Lukovnikov. Unfortunately, the bell was never rung — during a fire in 1737, a huge slab (11.5 tonnes) cracked off while it was still in the casting pit. In 1836, Tsar Kolokol was placed on a stand next to the Ivan the Great Bell Tower in the Kremlin. There were two more bells under this name, cast in the early 17th century and in 1654 (approx. 130 tonnes). The latter shattered during the fire of 1701. Its remnants were used for founding the Tsar Kolokol.
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