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Tsar Bell, Moscow
A vast broken bronze bell stands beside the fragment missing from its rim.
The story behind the place
The Tsar Bell was cast in Moscow in the eighteenth century by Ivan and Mikhail Motorin. It is famous both for its scale and for the great broken section displayed beside it. Look at the cast reliefs and decorative bands, then compare the missing opening with the leaning fragment. The small cross and globe above the bell are part of its later display cap.
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Read more from the sources
- Tsar-bell: collection object 39520Moscow Kremlin Museums
