Czar Kolokol Emperor Bell at Music Glossary

What is it? Commonly called incorrectly the King of Bells. At 222 tons it is the largest bell ever cast. Completed in 1735 it was still in its casting pit when a fire in 1737 caused a large chunk to be broken off. It was raised in 1836 and placed on a pedestal bes

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