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Notre Dame Cathedral bells ring for first time in 5 years
The cathedral's eight bells are located in its northern belfry, which was partially destroyed by the fire. "Five years ago, a promise: to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral together," French President ...
Notre Dame bells ring in Paris for first time since devastating 2019 fire: ‘Very moving’
Eight restored bells in the iconic structure’s northern belfry, which was partially destroyed ... proving to be a symbolic ...
The New York Times20d
Hams in the Belfry: How a Cash-Poor French Cathedral Fixed Its Organ
A view of the cathedral in the Cantal area of France whose bell tower was used for curing hams.Credit...Dmitry Kostyukov for The New York Times A dispute over a project to cure hams in a bell ...
Irish Examiner16d
'It looks like I’ll live to over 100:' Ireland's oldest bell-ringer gets set to ring up his 90th
The bells of Christ Church Cathedral (Church of Ireland ... However, there have been a few close shaves in the Belfry. “Sometimes when you have a young boy or girl they are not tall enough ...
The Irish Times6y
The Times We Lived In: Bellringers ding-dong merrily on high
The article pings and jingles with jolly campanology-related facts. There are 14 bells in the cathedral’s belfry. The oldest two date from 1670; a further dozen were presented by the Earl of ...
Mediapart18d
Cash-strapped French cathedral turns to curing hams in belfry
Alors que le cessez-le-feu dans la bande de Gaza est en vigueur depuis le 19 janvier et qu’un nouvel échange de prisonniers et d’otages a eu lieu ce samedi 25 janvier, les partisans de l ...