The Czar Bell, the greatest achievement of Russian foundry, weighs 216 tons. Currently the largest bell in the world, it is 6.24 meters high, and has a diameter of 6.6 meters. It was molded by Ivan and Mikhail Matorin in 1733-1735 on Empress Anna Ioannovna's order. A slab cracked off the bell during a fire in 1737. In 1836, the bell was mounted on a stone pedestal designed by architect Auguste de Montferrand. It is one of the best-known tourist attractions of the Moscow Kremlin.
- Categories: Arts, Culture & Entertainment
- Location: Moscow, Russia
- Event date: 01.01.1990
- Date published: 30.06.2010
- Author: Yuriy Somov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: 90-686, 35 mm film
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