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The bell is rung to signify the Time , or for special events such as Weddings and Funerals . Bell towers are now rarely constructed and existing towers are kept primarily for their Historic value. Belfries occur in England, in the western provinces of Flanders , and in the north of France along the Belgian border. Bruges , Ypres , Ghent , Lille , Tournai and Douai have famous examples. There is also a belfry in the Dutch town Sluis . Bell towers may also contain Carillon s, a musical instrument traditionally comprised of large Bell s which are sounded by cables, chains, or cords connected to a Keyboard . These can be found at some College and University campuses and many churches in Europe. In modern construction, rather than using heavy bells the sound may be produced by the striking of small metal rods whose vibrations are Amplified electronically and sounded through Loudspeaker s. In 1999 thirty-two Belgian belfries were added to the UNESCO 's List Of World Heritage Sites . In 2005 this list was extended with one Belgian and twenty-three French belfries and is since known as ''Belfries of Belgium and France''. The word ''belfry'' comes from Old French ''berfrei'' which is derived from Germanic ''bergan'' "to protect" and ''frithuz'' "peace"; that is, it was originally a watch tower providing protection against hostile incursions. Since Middle English speakers thought ''berfrei'' had something to do with bells, they altered it to ''belfry'', an interesting example of the effect of Folk Etymology . A free standing bell tower may be referred to by its Italian name, Campanile . IMAGE GALLERY |
Image:Aalst BelfryjpgBelfry Of
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Boulogne-sur-Mer" class="copylinks">Boulogne Belfry |
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Image:BelfortBruggejpgBelfry Of
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Image:Russia-Sergiev Posad-Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra-Bell Tower-2jpgBelfry Of
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Troitse-Sergiyeva_Lavra" class="copylinks">Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra |
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| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Dumaguete_City" class="copylinks">Dumaguete Belfry |
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Image:BelfortGentJPGBelfry Of
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Image:Lille, BelfryJPGBelfry Of
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Lille" class="copylinks">Lille |
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Image:Mons JPG01jpgBelfry Of
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/Mons" class="copylinks">Mons (The tower left of the church) |
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Image:UCSBStorkeTowerjpgThe "Storke Tower" At
| "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/encyclopedia/entry/University_of_California,_Santa_Barbara" class="copylinks">University Of California, Santa Barbara |
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Image:Ucr-belltowerjpgThe Bell Tower At
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