Bell Tower of the Basilica of St. Emmeram, Regensburg - Bavaria / Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Iris & Harry
N 49° 00.950 E 012° 05.602
33U E 287481 N 5433287
Mighty tower houses six bells.
Waymark Code: WMTMHH
Location: Bayern, Germany
Date Posted: 12/11/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member rjmcdonough1
Views: 4

About the Tower:
Source: (visit link) :
"Bell tower, free-standing six-storey campanile with domed roof, lantern and watch gables, in the core early medieval, encased in 1575-1579 and redesigned by Matthäus Pech, with architectural and sculptural structures, renaissance, upper end of late baroque, 1777"

About the Bells:
Source: (visit link) :
"The mighty tower houses six bells in the beats b0, c1, des1, f1, as1 and b1. Five minutes before the Sunday office (9:55 am), all the bells ring to the largest bell; It is only used for high-strength applications. Bell 4 (f1) serves as a Angelus bell, the smallest bell rings as an arm soul bell after the evening Angeluslauten. The clock is clocked over the bells of the 1 (quarter hours) and c1 (full hours)."
Still Operational: yes

Number of bells in tower?: 6

Relevant website?: [Web Link]

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Tours or visits allowed in tower?: No

Address of Tower: Not listed

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