Saturday, December 23, 2006

Continental bells in Oslo City Hall

To make my ginger snap model of Oslo City Hall as true as possible, I'm studying it's dimensions in a book. Among the more exotic facts I have come across, is that all but the six largest (original) bells in the carillon on the eastern tower was made in Colmar, France. In addition, the machines making the bells chime, the clockwork and the striking mechanism was all made by Ungerer & Cie in Strasbourg!

For those who don't know: I lived in Strasbourg last year. Cool!

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