Dionysiy Frescoes Museum
Bell Tower
1680s
Bell Tower
Address: | Ferapontovo village, Kirillov district, Vologda region, Russia |
Place: | Dionysiy Frescoes Museum |
Created time: | 1680s |
Matherial: | Brick |
Category: | Architectural monuments |
The tent-shaped three-storey Bell-Tower is a very rare type of belfries with a square layout of bells and a four-sided tent. There are 17 bells in its upper tier. A unique mechanism of the striking clock dated to 1638 has come down to us in the tent.