Tsar Kolokol

Tsar Kolokol (Russian: Car'-kolokol, literally "Tsar of bells") is a huge bell still on display in the Moscow Kremlin. It weighs 160 tonnes, with a height of 6.14 m and diameter of 6.6 m. It was founded from bronze by masters Ivan Motorin and his son Mikhail in 1733-1735. Ornaments, portraits, and inscriptions were made by V. Kobelev, P. Galkin, P. Kokhtev, P. Serebryakov and P. Lukovnikov. Unfortunately, the bell was never rung -- during a fire in 1737, a huge slab (11.5 tons) cracked off while it was still in the casting pit. In 1836, Tsar Kolokol was placed on a stand next to the Ivan the Great Bell Tower in the Kremlin.

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