Tsar Bell of Moscow! The Ivan Bell Tower in the Russian capital, Moscow, has a huge bell. Whose real name is Tsar Bell. It is known as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Although this bell has not rung once so far.
By the tenth century AD, large bells were made in Russia to hear more sounds in different regions. The purpose of which was to warn the enemy of various attacks or fires. Evan Tay Grade first made a huge bell in 1800 AD. Which was later placed in the Bell Tower. That hour weighed about 16,000 kilograms. The object used to play it was driven by 24 young men.
However, the bell was destroyed in a fire in 1850. After that, the second clock was made in the form of that clock in 1755 AD. And the new bell is placed in place of the first bell. Later, in 1801, it too was destroyed by fire. The current bell was then made at the behest of Empress Anna, niece of Tsar Peter the Great of Russia.
Empress Anna first commissioned a French craftsman to make this bell. But considering it impossible to make this bell, the craftsman refused to make it. Later, in 1833, the empress commissioned Mikhail Matrin, the son of the then famous Russian craftsman Ivan Matrin, to build it. Note that this craftsman had already made a bronze cannon, gaining quite a reputation then.
Mikhail Matrin has been making the clock for about two years, but it is unfortunate that during the course of the work, there was another fire and the unfinished clock was later destroyed. Later, Mikhail Matrin took the initiative to make this clock again in 1835 with the help of about two hundred artisans. And completed its construction by May 1936.
Why did the bell break?
Although it is common knowledge that the bell was being cooled in an earthenware vessel after it was made, the Kremlin caught fire again. Officials rushed to put out the fire, using plenty of cold water. A portion of the clock breaks when it cools down quickly.
According to some, after making this bell, when it was in the process of cooling down normally, there was a lot of rain. As a result, a part of this clock breaks down when it cools down very quickly.
According to others, at that time the Swedes had a terrible war with the Tsar of Russia. After the victory in this battle, Tsar Peter the Great returned to Moscow and ordered all the bells of the city to be rung. At that time the royal army was not able to ring this huge bell despite many attempts. The emperor became enraged, and at that moment ordered the bell to be broken and thrown into the pit. And then the soldiers broke part of it and threw the original bell into a hole with the broken piece.
In 1812, King Napoleon of France conquered Moscow and ordered the bell to be taken to France as the winning trophy. But due to the huge size and weight this order could not be executed. In 1835, the French architect Augustus Montfrend placed the bell on a granite foundation. This time he left the broken piece next to the original clock.
What is the height and weight?
This third bell made of bronchus has a height of 6.14 m (20.1 ft), a diameter of 6.8 m (2.2 ft) and a weight of 2,01,924 kg. Its thickness is 61 cm. And its broken piece weighs 11,500 kilograms.
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