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Largest Bell in the World at Cologne Cathedral is Silenced
The Eponymous Flower ^
| 01/06/2011
| Tancred
Posted on 01/07/2011 8:00:51 AM PST by 0beron
Largest free swinging bell in the world: Shortly before the Epiphany Mass the clapper of the 24 ton bell -- The "decke Pitter" is the German Peace Bell.
Cologne (kath.net/KAP) Shock in the Cologne Cathedral: The bell known as "Decker Pitter" by the locals is silenced. On Thursday morning the clapper with a 3.24 Meter diameter and with a weight of 24 tons, the largest free swinging bell in the world, fell. The cause is still unknown. Possibly there was some material weakening in the structure connecting the clapper to the bell itself. No one was injured as the Cathedral Provost said to the Cologne "Express".
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TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; History; Worship
KEYWORDS: bells; cathedral; cologne; peace
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posted on
01/07/2011 8:00:54 AM PST
by
0beron
To: 0beron
Note person standing below bell. It was cast in 1922.
To: 0beron
Clap on [clap clap]
Clap off [clap clap]
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posted on
01/07/2011 8:05:05 AM PST
by
DManA
To: 0beron
To: ClearCase_guy
Call Joe Friday, we’ve got another ‘clapper caper’ for him.
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posted on
01/07/2011 8:06:10 AM PST
by
JPG
(YES SHE CAN!)
To: 0beron
48,000 lb clapper? Wow.. the damage that thing must have done when it fell.
To: HamiltonJay
The article specifies that the clapper itself was 800 kg (1,760 lbs or 0.9 tons).
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posted on
01/07/2011 8:11:35 AM PST
by
wideawake
To: wideawake
the clapper with a 3.24 Meter diameter and with a weight of 24 tonsArticle says it wrong...
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posted on
01/07/2011 8:13:52 AM PST
by
Onelifetogive
(I tweet, too...)
To: Onelifetogive
They are getting it all backwards because they are translating from German to English ~ someone forgot to notice that the BELL is one thing and the CLAPPER is another.
We have some specialists in FR who know how to fix German stuff.
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posted on
01/07/2011 8:17:53 AM PST
by
muawiyah
To: 0beron
When I saw the headline, I assumed it was “silenced” due to Muslim complaints. I’m glad to see it was a mechanical issue that can be resolved.
Cynical? You bet!
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posted on
01/07/2011 8:19:18 AM PST
by
Disambiguator
(Political Correctness is mandatory stupidity.)
To: 0beron
Let me guess......someone was offended.....sarc off/
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posted on
01/07/2011 8:19:50 AM PST
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Disambiguator
I had the same reactions! LOL!
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posted on
01/07/2011 8:21:44 AM PST
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: Onelifetogive
You know, if there were are real schools of journalism left in the US,
that line would make the article a case study on how to confuse the reader.
To: 0beron
I visited the magnificent and TRULY awesome Koln Cathedral in 1987.
Even back then it was more a museum than an active Church.
Sad.
But hopefully not for long. The Catholic Church is ancient and in Her long history, She has seen many spells of empty and cold secularism before.
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posted on
01/07/2011 8:29:43 AM PST
by
EyeGuy
(RaceMarxist Obama: The Politics of Vengeance)
To: 0beron
I’ll miss hearing that bell in the morning.
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posted on
01/07/2011 8:31:06 AM PST
by
ReverendJames
(Only A Lawyer, A Painter, A Politician And The Media Can Change Black To White)
Joe Biden has agreed to stand in as Ding-A-Ling until repairs are completed.
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posted on
01/07/2011 8:39:12 AM PST
by
mcmuffin
( . )( . ) (We're watching you)
To: Disambiguator
Roger your #10.
Although, FWIW, American family members who have a home in Germany are pleased to see the locals beginning to push back.
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posted on
01/07/2011 8:42:30 AM PST
by
frog in a pot
(The nation is under attack and the only people on his confidential enemies list are Americans.)
To: ClearCase_guy
It was cast in 1922. I guess the whole "peace" thing didn't work out...
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posted on
01/07/2011 8:48:29 AM PST
by
Haiku Guy
(What we've got here is ... failure to communicate.)
To: ClearCase_guy
It was cast in 1922. I guess the whole "peace" thing didn't work out...
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posted on
01/07/2011 8:48:36 AM PST
by
Haiku Guy
(What we've got here is ... failure to communicate.)
To: ReverendJames
We live three blocks from our church that rings for 730 mass and at 6pm, it IS very soothing.
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posted on
01/07/2011 8:49:26 AM PST
by
Jolla
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