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Coordinates: 50°03′17″N 19°56′09″E / 50.054722°N 19.935833°E / 50.054722; 19.935833
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Test case 1

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Big Ben
Big Ben
EtymologyNamed after Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover (disputed)
Location
TowerElizabeth Tower
BuildingPalace of Westminster
LocationLondon, UK
Coordinates51°30′03″N 0°07′28″W / 51.5007°N 0.1245°W / 51.5007; -0.1245
History
Cast byWhitechapel Bell Foundry
CastApril 10, 1858 (1858-04-10)
Physical dimensions
Weight13 long tons 10 cwt 3 qr 15 lb (30,339 lb or 13.762 t)
Width9 ft (2.7 m)
Height7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Other characteristics
Struck byHammer
Big Ben
Big Ben
EtymologyNamed after Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover (disputed)
Location
TowerElizabeth Tower
BuildingPalace of Westminster
LocationLondon, UK
Coordinates51°30′03″N 0°07′28″W / 51.5007°N 0.1245°W / 51.5007; -0.1245
History
Cast byWhitechapel Bell Foundry
CastApril 10, 1858 (1858-04-10)
Physical dimensions
Weight13 long tons 10 cwt 3 qr 15 lb (30,339 lb or 13.762 t)
Width9 ft (2.7 m)
Height7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Other characteristics
Struck byHammer

Test case 2

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Royal Sigismund Bell
Królewski Dzwon Zygmunt
Sigismund Bell
EtymologyNamed after King Sigismund I of Poland
Location
TowerSigismund Tower
BuildingWawel Cathedral
LocationKraków, Poland
Coordinates50°03′17″N 19°56′09″E / 50.054722°N 19.935833°E / 50.054722; 19.935833
History
Cast byHans Behem
Commissioned byKing Sigismund I of Poland
Cast1520 (1520)
Installed13 July 1521 (1521-07-13)
New clapper14 April 2001 (2001-04-14)
Physical dimensions
Volume1.2 m3 (42 cu ft)
Weight12.6 t (12.4 long tons; 13.9 short tons)
Width2.42 m (7 ft 11 in)
Height41 m (135 ft)
Materials
BodyBronze (80% copper, 20% tin)
ClapperIron
Clapper beltLeather
YokeOak
Other characteristics
HungSwinging
Struck byClapper
OperatedManually by 12 bell ringers
Musical noteF♯
Earshot30 km (19 mi)
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Royal Sigismund Bell
Królewski Dzwon Zygmunt
Sigismund Bell
EtymologyNamed after King Sigismund I of Poland
Location
TowerSigismund Tower
BuildingWawel Cathedral
LocationKraków, Poland
Coordinates50°03′17″N 19°56′09″E / 50.054722°N 19.935833°E / 50.054722; 19.935833
History
Cast byHans Behem
Commissioned byKing Sigismund I of Poland
Cast1520 (1520)
Installed13 July 1521 (1521-07-13)
New clapper14 April 2001 (2001-04-14)
Physical dimensions
Volume1.2 m3 (42 cu ft)
Weight12.6 t (12.4 long tons; 13.9 short tons)
Width2.42 m (7 ft 11 in)
Height41 m (135 ft)
Materials
BodyBronze (80% copper, 20% tin)
ClapperIron
Clapper beltLeather
YokeOak
Other characteristics
HungSwinging
Struck byClapper
OperatedManually by 12 bell ringers
Musical noteF♯
Earshot30 km (19 mi)
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References

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  1. ^ "The Royal Sigismund Bell". The Wawel Royal Cathedral of St Stanislaus BM and St Wenceslaus M. Parafia Archikatedralna św. Stanisława BM i św. Wacława. Archived from the original on 2010-12-22. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
  2. ^ Czuba, Andrzej (1998-03-12), "Bractwo króla Zygmunta" [Fraternity of King Sigismund], Magazyn Rzeczpospolitej (in Polish), retrieved 2010-01-17