Bells from church of Saint Alexandra - Turku , Finland
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Smurffaaja
N 60° 27.132 E 022° 15.943
34V E 569630 N 6702442
Two large bells of former belltower in front of church. Kaksi kookasta kirkonkelloa entisestä kellotapulista kirkon edessä.
Waymark Code: WM131CP
Location: Finland
Date Posted: 08/25/2020
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In front of the Turku Orthodox Church, Saint Alexandra's Church, there are two large church bells. They have Cyrillic text and images of apostles or holy men. The bells come from a separate bell tower in front of the church that has been dismantled.
The history of the bell tower is known: the renovation of the 1890s brought a bell tower to the west end of the church. However, the wooden belfry, designed by architect Stefan Mikhailov, was weak in its foundations and was demolished in 1929. The largest of the church bells were now on display in front of the church, and the current bells of the church are heard from inside it during services.
The bells have free access and a ramp for wheelchairs.
Address: Yliopistonkatu 19, 20100 Turku.
Turun ortodoksisen kirkon, -Pyhän Aleksandran kirkon, edessä on kaksi kookasta kirkonkelloa. Niissä on kyrillistä tekstiä ja kuvia apostoleista tai pyhitetyistä miehistä. Kellot ovat peräisin kirkon edessä olleesta erillisestä kellotornista joka on purettu.
Kellotornin historiasta tiedetään: 1890-luvun remontti toi kirkon länsipäätyyn kellotornin. Arkkitehti Stefan Michailovin piirtämä puinen kellotapuli oli kuitenkin perustuksiltaan heikko, ja se purettiin 1929. Kirkonkelloista suurimmat jäivät siis nyt esille kirkon eteen ja kirkon nykyiset kellot ovat sen sisällä soimassa jumalanpalvelusten aikana.
Kelloille on vapaa pääsy ja niille johtaa myös pyörätuoleille luiska.
Osoite: Yliopistonkatu 19, 20100 Turku
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