Carillon Glockspiel in Berlin-Tiergarten

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Carillon is a Bell Tower (Glockspiel) located in Tiergarten, near Haus der Kulturen der Welt, at the former location of Kroll Opera House.

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The tower is 42 meters high and consists of 4 pillars covered in black granite. The instrument itself is controlled manually and consists of 68 individual bells, the heaviest of which weighs almost 8 tonnes.

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The Carillon was built in 1987 to commemorate the 750th birthday of the city of BerlinDSC09318

You can hear the bells playing daily, on 12, 18 and 19 o’clock.

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