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Swan Bells. Coordinates: 31°57′32″S115°51′30″E. Perth Bell Tower at night. The Swan Bells are a set of 18 bells hanging in a specially built 82.5 metre copper and glass campanile in Perth, Western Australia. The tower is commonly known as The Bell Tower or the Swan Bell Tower. [1] [2]
The Bell Tower. One of the world’s largest musical instruments, The Bell Tower houses the Swan Bells in a distinctive 82.5 metre-high tower located in Barrack Square. Come and hear the the bells and see the ringers in action - performing their ancient craft. Then head up to the observation deck at the top of the Tower to see 360 degree views ...
- Barrack Square, Riverside Drive, Perth, 6000, WA
- (086) 210-0444
Oct 16, 2023 · The Swan Bells are a set of 18 bells hanging in a specially built 82.5-metre-high (271 ft) copper and glass campanile in Perth, Western Australia. The tower is commonly known as The Bell Tower or the Swan Bell Tower. Taking their name from the Swan River, which their tower overlooks, and forming a sixteen-bell peal with two extra chromatic ...
Jul 15, 2011 · Description. The Bell Tower, on the Swan River in Perth, houses the Swan Bells, including twelve medieval bells formally from the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square, London. The bells are known to have existed in the fourteenth century and were recast in the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. They were often rung to ...
But the tower was completed in 2000 and it is now arguably Perth’s most recognisable building, known by visitors from all over the world. Now known as the Swan Bells, the restored twelve bell ring was augmented by six bells to make a total of eighteen. The six new bells were cast in 1988 and 1998 at the historic Whitechapel Bell Foundry in ...
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They've been rated as the best full ring (or set) of bells in the world. A needlelike tower, wrapped in copper sails, was specially built to house a complete "ring" of 18 bells, including 12 historic, centuries-old bells from London's St. Martin-in-the-Fields (donated for Australia's bicentenary) and others that were specially cast.
