german church/cathedral bells

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The sound of German church bells ringing triggers a combination of emotions in me. Awe, appreciation, nostalgia, familiarity, aloneness, anxiety, emptiness.

I was thinking of posting a vid from my Germany trip last summer, with the sound of church bells ringing at Marienplatz in Munich. But the below videos are better, I suppose, as you can see the actual gigantic bells ringing.

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Cologne Cathedral... this nifty video shows the inside of the bell tower with bunches of bells ringing at once (you see them start one by one, and it takes a few minutes for them all to get going). Includes the "largest church bell of the world" at 24,000 kg. I wonder how they recorded this so close to the bells without overloading their microphone.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqZGW-5XOZs

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Munich Frauenkirche - not much to see in this video, but has good sound. Starts with the bells ringing 3 o'clock, then all the bells ringing.

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"Susanna" Bell (Salveglocke), Munich Frauenkirche - a close-up of one of the large bells as it starts to swing back and forth, and then rings. ~8000 kg in weight; 2.06m diameter; poured in the year 1490.

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"Frauenglocke" - another bell of the Munich Frauenkirche. ~3000kg in weight; 1.66m diameter; poured in the year 1617.

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