Xi'an Bell Tower

The Xi'an Bell Tower is one of the main topics of discussion on Weibo. Built in the 17th year of the Hongwu reign of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang (1384 AD), the Xi'an Bell Tower is located at the intersection of four major streets in the central city of Xi'an, east, west, north, and south. It is the largest and most well preserved bell tower among many ancient Chinese relics. The clock tower is built on a square base, with a brick and wood structure, a three story eave structure, and a four cornered roof. It has a total height of 36 meters, a base height of 8.6 meters, a side length of 35.5 meters, and an area of approximately 1377.4 square meters. There are stairs inside that can spiral up. The eaves are covered with dark green glazed tiles, and inside the building, there are gold painted decorations, painted pillars, and carved beams. The top has a gilded treasure roof, shining brilliantly. It radiates four main streets, east, south, west, and north, and connects with the east, south, west, and north gates of the Ming city wall.

London Big Ben

Big Ben is another protagonist who rings the bell on Weibo for a longer period of time, but its attention is not as high as that of the "Ancient City Bell Tower", which has caused a group of fans to complain about it... Big Ben is the clock of Westminster Palace, a clock tower attached to the British Parliament Chamber, built in 1859. Installed on the 95 meter high clock tower on the east side of the Parliament House north of Westminster Bridge, the clock tower features circular dials on all four sides with a diameter of 6.7 meters, making it a traditional landmark of London. In June 2012, the UK announced that it would rename the clock tower of London's famous landmark, Big Ben, to the Elizabethan White Tower. Elizabeth Tower was built on April 10, 1858, and is the largest clock in Britain. The Big Ben is manually wound, and during parliamentary sessions, the clock face emits light, striking the hour every hour. Every year during the transition between summer and winter, the clock is stopped for parts repair, exchange, and tuning.

Leaning Tower of Pisa

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is an independent bell tower of the Cathedral of Pisa in Tuscany, Italy, located on the Miracle Square north of the city of Pisa. A group of religious buildings are scattered on the large lawn of the square, including the cathedral, baptistery, bell tower (also known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa), and cemetery. Their exterior walls are all made of milky white marble, each relatively independent but forming a unified Romanesque architectural style. The Leaning Tower of Pisa is located behind the Cathedral of Pisa. The Bell Tower was first built in 1173 and was designed to be vertically constructed. However, shortly after the start of the project (1178), it tilted due to uneven foundations and soft soil layers. It was completed in 1372 and tilted towards the southeast.

Beijing Bell Tower

The Bell Tower is located on Di'anmen Outer Street in Dongcheng District, Beijing, north of the Drum Tower, and is the northern end point of the old Beijing central axis. The original site was the central pavilion of Wanning Temple in the Yuan Dynasty. Built in the 18th year of the Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty (1420), it was later destroyed by fire. It was rebuilt in the tenth year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1745) and completed in the twelfth year. To the south of the Bell Tower is a triple gate connected to the surrounding wall. Inside the middle gate is a reconstructed Bell Tower stele from the 12th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1745), with a square chi head and the inscription "Inscription on the Imperial Reshaping Bell Tower Stele" on the stele. The inscription on the stele is a tribute from Liang Shizheng, the Minister of Revenue of the Ministry of Finance, who was appointed as a lecturer for the imperial banquet. The inscription on the stele is "Inscription on the Popular Education Hall of Jingzhao" written by Xue Dubi, the Governor of Jingzhao in October of the 14th year of the Republic of China (1925)

Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower

The Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower, officially known as the Former Kowloon Canton Railway Clock Tower, is located on the waterfront of Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is part of the old Tsim Sha Tsui Railway Station of the Kowloon Canton Railway. The Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower was completed in 1915 and has been listed as a statutory monument since 1990. The clock tower is 44 meters high, with a main body made of red bricks and marble inlaid at the four corners. The roof is equipped with a 7-meter-high lightning rod. The clock tower faces Victoria Harbour and was originally equipped with a large bronze bell. At night, the sound of the bell could be transmitted several miles away, and the melodious "Victoria Harbour Bell" was once a scenery in Hong Kong.

campanile

The Venetian Bell Tower stands tall on St. Mark's Square. Built in the late 15th century, this red brick tower is 98.6 meters high and serves as both the vertical axis of the city of Venice and the focal point of the spatial composition of the square's architectural complex. Standing here, overlooking from the top, you can fully enjoy the beautiful scenery of Venice and the entire lagoon, and even overlook the beautiful Alps. In 1609, the great Galileo presented his invented astronomical telescope to the Doge of Venice, Leonardo Don, here. In the past, to climb the clock tower, one had to climb the slope inside. Nowadays, there is a lift that can accommodate 14 people, but they often have to queue up. If it's exactly the hour and you're at the top of the clock tower, be careful of the loud five bells ringing together.

The Bell Tower of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris

The Cath é drale Notre Dame de Paris is a church building located in the center of Paris, France, on the Î le de la Cit é. It is also the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris. Notre Dame Cathedral was built between 1163 and 1250 in the Gothic architectural form, and is a key representative of the Gothic church group in the Î le de France region. Founded in 1163, it was decided by Archbishop Maurice de Sully of Paris to build. The entire church was completed in 1345 and took over 180 years to build.

Ivan the Great Bell Tower in Moscow

The Ivan Grand Bell Tower, standing at 81 meters high, is the tallest building in the Kremlin. Built in the early 16th century, it was originally three stories and increased to five stories in 1600, crowned with a golden roof. From the third layer upwards, it gradually becomes smaller and has a layered appearance of octahedral prisms. Each arched window is equipped with a self ringing bell. From 1532 to 1543, a four story cube clock tower was built to its north. In the summer of 1624, the Philatelite Bell Tower was built using white stone. Now use its lower level as a Kremlin museum, exhibiting gold, silverware, and other items. All clock towers have a total of 21 large clocks and over 30 small clocks. If you climb up the steps of Ivan the Great Bell Tower and reach the top of the tower, you will have a panoramic view of Moscow. At the foot of the clock tower stands a "Bell King", which was once the world's largest clock, cast in the 1830s and weighing over 203 tons. Near the clock tower, there is also a colossal object made in 1586- the "Cannon King", weighing 40.6 tons and with a caliber of 89 centimeters.

Mecca Bell Tower

The full name of the Mecca Royal Clock Tower Hotel is a landmark building in the Mecca region of Saudi Arabia. The hotel complex consists of 7 towers, with a cost of 3 billion US dollars (approximately 9.6 billion ringgit) and 3000 rooms and suites. The overall height of the clock tower building is 817 meters, which is six times that of London's Big Ben and only 11 meters lower than Dubai's Burj Khalifa, making it the second tallest building in the world. The biggest highlight of the Mecca Bell Tower is the huge clock designed and manufactured by a German company. This 43 meter high and 45 meter wide four sided three-dimensional clock is the world's largest clock.

The Leaning Tower of an Old Dutch Church

The Leaning Tower of the Old Church is the bell tower of a Gothic church located in the center of Delft, Netherlands. The leaning tower is made of bricks, with a height of 245 feet (74.676 meters) and a tip leaning 6.5 feet (1.98 meters). The Leaning Tower was built in 1246 as the bell tower of St. Bartholomew's Cathedral, with an ancient bell weighing 9 tons inside. Due to the construction of the bell tower near the riverbed of the canal, it tilted.

Bell Tower of Bad Frankenhausen Church, Germany

The Church of Bad Frankenhausen was built in the 14th century, and its bell tower has a greater inclination than the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy. The church is surrounded by the Qu Fu Hoi Ze Mountain. The clock tower is about 56 meters high, with a Baroque style spire on the roof. The entire building is made of granite material. However, due to the loose texture of the foundation building on limestone, the clock tower has been subjected to the gravitational force of the Earth for many years. Currently, it has deviated 4.5 degrees from the vertical centerline, with a distance of about 4.27 meters to the east. In recent years, the annual deviation distance has exceeded 0.05 meters. The inclination of the Leaning Tower of Pisa is 3.97 degrees.