south bell tower

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The south bell tower is one of the two prominent towers of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City, housing bells and contributing to the cathedral’s iconic colonial-era skyline.

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Label Occurrences
south bell tower canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural structure ⓘ
bell tower ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque architecture ⓘ
linked to: Baroque

Spanish colonial architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Historic Centre of Mexico City ⓘ
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico ⓘ
belongsTo Roman Catholic ecclesiastical complex of the Metropolitan Cathedral ⓘ
contributesTo colonial-era skyline of Mexico City ⓘ
iconic silhouette of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City ⓘ
counterpart North Bell Tower of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
culturalSignificance landmark element of Mexico City’s main square ⓘ
symbol of colonial religious architecture in Mexico ⓘ
elevationRelativeTo rises above the main nave of the cathedral ⓘ
era colonial period of New Spain ⓘ
function acoustic projection of bells over city center ⓘ
supports bell ringing for liturgical services ⓘ
hasComponent belfry openings ⓘ
bell chamber ⓘ
ornamental architectural details ⓘ
hasRole contributes to cathedral skyline ⓘ
houses bells ⓘ
hasUseStatus active ⓘ
hasViewOf National Palace of Mexico (across the Zócalo) ⓘ
heritageDesignation cultural heritage of Mexico ⓘ
part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Mexico City" ⓘ
isOneOf two main bell towers of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City ⓘ
isPartOf cathedral’s western front ⓘ
isTouristAttraction true ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone America/Mexico_City ⓘ
location Mexico City ⓘ
Zócalo, Mexico City ⓘ
linked to: Zócalo
material stone ⓘ
overlooks Plaza de la Constitución (Zócalo) ⓘ
linked to: Zócalo
partOf Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City ⓘ
main façade composition of the cathedral ⓘ
position south side of the cathedral façade ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
religiousDenomination Catholicism ⓘ
religiousFunction calls faithful to worship ⓘ
marks liturgical hours and ceremonies ⓘ
symmetryRelation forms a symmetrical pair with the north bell tower ⓘ
usedFor ringing during civic and special occasions ⓘ
ringing during religious festivals ⓘ
visibleFrom Zócalo main square ⓘ
surrounding historic center streets ⓘ

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