Tsar Bell
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The Tsar Bell is an enormous, uncracked bronze bell displayed in the Moscow Kremlin, famous as the largest bell ever cast and a symbol of Russian craftsmanship and imperial ambition.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bell
ⓘ
cultural heritage object ⓘ monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tsar Kolokol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsar Kolokol III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castIn | 1735 ⓘ |
| castingMethod | lost-wax casting ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Empress Anna Ioannovna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1735 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1733 ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| craftsman |
Ivan Motorin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mikhail Motorin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse | exhibition object ⓘ |
| damagedBy | fire of 1737 ⓘ |
| damageType |
cracked
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large piece broken off ⓘ |
| decoratedWith |
images of saints
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inscriptions ⓘ portrait of Empress Anna Ioannovna ⓘ reliefs ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Ivan Motorin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mikhail Motorin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | about 6.6 meters ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| fragmentWeight | about 11.5 tons ⓘ |
| hasPart | large broken fragment ⓘ |
| height | about 6.14 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Moscow Kremlin UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Church Slavonic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ivanovskaya Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Ivan the Great Bell Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Moscow Kremlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCity | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | about 200 tons ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| neverUsedFor | ringing ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kremlin architectural ensemble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | earlier Kremlin bells destroyed by fire ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Moscow Kremlin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian craftsmanship ⓘ imperial ambition ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| weightClaim | largest bell ever cast ⓘ |
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