Hallelujah - The Lord is risen! For this year's Easter, a tower recording of the bell concert in Cologne Cathedral, which took place on May 5, 2023 as part of the 100th birthday of the mighty St. Peter's Bell and the fourth European Bell Day, will be shown and presented. Cologne Cathedral, the city's landmark, is certainly one of the most famous church buildings in the world. With its two striking 157-meter-high towers, the Gothic building on the western bank of the Rhine rises into the sky. What is and will remain special is without a doubt its unique construction, which gives it its unique appearance. With around six million visitors annually, it is one of the most visited buildings in Germany. Detailed information on the construction history, furnishings, special features and also the bells of Cologne Cathedral can be found at the following link: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6... Today, the south and crossing towers have a total of twelve bronze bells, 10 of which are of extremely high historical value. Four historic bells hang in the crossing tower, two of which are the oldest bells in the cathedral. The main bell hangs in the south tower at a height of 53 meters. The oldest bells are Pretiosa and Speciosa, which together create a unique duet. In 1862 and 1880, the bells were expanded to include the Ursula and Epiphany bells. In 1911, the Otto bell foundry from Bremen cast the two smallest bells of the south tower bells to relieve the load on the historic bells. The youngest bell is the Joseph bell, which was integrated into the bells in 1998 (recast). The most famous bell is and remains the largest bell in the cathedral chimes, the Peter's Bell, which weighs around 24,000kg. It was cast in 1923 and was the largest free-swinging bell in the world until 2016. For reasons of space, the more detailed history of the chimes can be read in the form of a pinned comment. --------------- THE RINGING BELLS: South tower: Bell 1 (Peter's Bell) c°-5 ~24,000kg d=3,210mm 1923, Heinrich Ulrich (Apolda) Bell 2 (Pretiosa) g°+1 ~10,500kg d=2,392mm 1448, Heinrich Brodermann & Christian Kloit Bell 3 (Speciosa) a°-2 4,800kg d=1,945mm 1449, Johann Hoernken Bell 4 (Epiphany Bell) h°+5 3,800kg d=1,740mm 1880, Hermann Große (Dresden) Bell 5 (Ursula Bell) c'+5 2,550kg d=1,600mm 1862, Joseph Beduwe (Aachen) Bell 6 (Joseph Bell) d'+2 2,110kg d=1,468mm 1998, Eifler Glockengießerei (Brockscheid) Bell 7 (Chapter Bell) e'±0 1,400kg d=1,287mm 1911, Otto (Bremen Hemeligen) Bell 8 (Ave Bell) g'±0 780kg d=1,080mm 1911, Otto (Bremen Hemeligen) crossing tower: Bell 9 (Angelus bell) gis'+2 762kg d=1,047mm 14th century, unmarked Bell 10 (Mett bell) h'+7 280kg d=788mm 1719, Antonius Cobelenz Bell 11 (Conversion bell) e''-2 428kg d=806mm 14th century, unmarked Bell 12 (Klaraglocke) g''-3 70kg d=486mm 1621, unmarked ----------- SCHEDULE OF THE BELL CONCERT FOR THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF ST. PETER'S BELL: ~0:00 Intro with picture presentation of the Cologne Cathedral from the outside and inside, as well as the roof, towers and bell tower (with detailed photos of the bells). In the background: outside shot of the twelve-voice plenum -- ~6:12 p.m. 8:00 p.m. - start of the concert ~7:01 p.m. Block I (Overture ~19:14 g° ~22:16 g°-a° ~24:53 g°-a°-h° -- ~30:46 Block II (Jubilee) ~30:55 c° -- ~36:37 Block III (The Clara Bell introduces itself to its new neighbors in the crossing tower) ~36:45 g'' ~37:47 e''-g'' ~38:37 e'' ~39:15 gis'-e'' ~40:23 gis' ~40:45 gis'-h' ~41:55 h' ~42:15 h'-g'' -- ~43:43 Block IV (Summer Epiphany - motifs based on the Speciosa and the Epiphany Bell) ~43:55 c' ~44:51 h°-c' ~46:49 b°-e-gis'-b'-e'' ~48:35 b°-d'-e'-gis'-b'-e'' ~49:21 h°-d'-e'-g' ~50:00 c'-d'-e'-g' ~51:00 a°-c'-d'-e'-g'-e'' -- ~53:55 Block V (Solemn sounds - motifs based on the Pretiosa and Peter's bell) ~54:01 g°-h°-d'-g'-h' ~56:06 g°-a°-h°-d'-g'-h' ~56:48 g°-a°-c'-d'-e'-g' ~57:29 c°-g°-c'-e'-g' ~58:24 c°-g°-c'-d'-e'-g' ~58:59 c°-g°-a°-c'-d'-e'-g' -- ~1:03:49 Block VI - Finale (Plenum) -- ~1:19:08 End credits and acknowledgements ------ The historical development of the Cologne Cathedral bells, all other relevant information on the creation of both documentaries and the acknowledgements will be continued in the form of a pinned comment due to the limited number of characters. Sources: Wikipedia entry on Cologne Cathedral; Data on the bells: Accompanying booklet for the European Bell Day 2023 in Cologne, page 3; Pictures/sound/videos/editing: JR, FT (c) Angelus Bell 2024 Tower shot and pictures of the bells: Friday, May 5th, 2023 as part of the bell concert for