campanario (bell wall)

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The campanario (bell wall) is a distinctive mission-style architectural feature consisting of a flat or slightly arched wall with openings that hold and display church bells.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural element
bell support structure
architecturalStyle mission style
associatedWith Catholic missions
Christian churches
Latin American church architecture
Spanish Colonial architecture
bellMounting fixed bells
bellOperation rung by ropes
rung manually from below
category church architecture
mission architecture
differentFrom freestanding bell tower
etymologyLanguage Spanish
etymologyMeaning place for bells
function call to worship
marking time
signaling religious events
hasOpeningType arched openings
rectangular openings
hasPart bell openings
church bells
wall
hasShape flat wall
slightly arched wall
integratedInto church structure
locatedOn church façade
mission chapel façade
material brick
stone
stuccoed masonry
mayInclude cross at top
decorative finials
relatedTo bell tower
requires load-bearing wall
supports multiple bells
single bell
typicalRegion southwestern United States
surface form: American Southwest

Mexico
Spain
usedFor displaying bells
holding bells
sounding church bells
visualCharacteristic silhouetted bell openings
stepped bell arrangement

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