Sigismund Bell

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Sigismund Bell is a massive 16th-century bronze church bell in Kraków, Poland, renowned as a national symbol and used to mark major religious and state occasions.

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Sigismund Bell canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bronze bell ⓘ
church bell ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ
castBy Hans Behem ⓘ
castIn Kraków ⓘ
century 16th century ⓘ
city Kraków ⓘ
commissionedBy Sigismund I the Old ⓘ
country Poland ⓘ
culturalSignificance icon of Polish Catholicism ⓘ
symbol of Kraków’s heritage ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Sigismund ⓘ
Saint Stanislaus ⓘ
diameter approximately 2.4 meters ⓘ
era Renaissance ⓘ
firstRung 1521 ⓘ
function mark major religious occasions ⓘ
mark major state occasions ⓘ
hasClapperWeight approximately 350 kilograms ⓘ
height approximately 2 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus national symbol of Poland ⓘ
inception 1520 ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage Latin ⓘ
locatedIn Kraków ⓘ
Poland ⓘ
Wawel Cathedral ⓘ
material bronze ⓘ
namedAfter Sigismund I the Old ⓘ
notableFor deep, solemn tone ⓘ
large size ⓘ
role in Polish history ⓘ
occasionForRinging funerals of national heroes ⓘ
major church feasts ⓘ
national holidays ⓘ
visits of popes ⓘ
partOf Wawel Royal Cathedral complex ⓘ
linked to: Wawel Cathedral
region Central Europe ⓘ
ringingMethod manually swung by bell-ringers ⓘ
symbolOf Kraków ⓘ
Polish national identity ⓘ
Polish statehood ⓘ
tower Sigismund Tower ⓘ
use church ceremonies ⓘ
funeral tolls for notable figures ⓘ
national ceremonies ⓘ
weight approximately 12,600 kilograms ⓘ
yearCast 1520 ⓘ

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Wawel Cathedral → contains → Sigismund Bell ⓘ
Wawel Cathedral → hasBell → Sigismund Bell ⓘ