Belfry
31Belfry of Bruges — The belfry of Bruges, or Belfort, is a medieval bell tower in the historical center of Bruges, Belgium. One of the city s most prominent symbols, the belfry formerly housed a treasury and the municipal archives, and served as an observation post… …
32Belfry of Tournai — The belfry ( fr. beffroi) of Tournai, Belgium, is a freestanding bell tower of medieval origin, 72 meters in height with a 256 step stair . This landmark building is one of a set of belfries of Belgium and France registered on the UNESCO World… …
33Belfry of Ghent — The 91 meter high belfry of Ghent is one of three medieval towers that overlook the old city center of Ghent, Belgium, the other two belonging to Saint Bavo Cathedral and Saint Nicholas Church. Through the centuries, it has served not only as a… …
34belfry — noun /ˈbɛlfri/ a) A shed. From the belfries far and near the funereal deathbell tolled unceasingly while all around the gloomy precincts rolled the ominous warning of a hundred muffled drums punctuated by the hollow booming of pieces of ordnance …
35belfry — Synonyms and related words: antenna tower, barbican, bean, bell tower, campanile, carillon, colossus, column, conk, cupola, derrick, dome, fire tower, head, headpiece, lantern, lighthouse, martello, martello tower, mast, minaret, monument, noddle …
36Belfry — That part of the steeple in which a bell is hung. Sometimes a separate tower is built, in a room of which the bell is placed. The old name was campanile, from campana, a bell. The most remarkable of the campaniles is that at Pisa, commonly… …
37belfry — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. steeple, cupola, bell tower, tower, spire, turret, dome, carillon, campanile, clocher, minaret; see also tower . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. bell tower …
38belfry — bel|fry [ˈbelfri] n plural belfries [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: berfrei; influenced by bell] a tower for a bell, especially on a church …
39belfry — bel|fry [ belfri ] noun count the part of a tower that has a bell in it …
40Belfry — See Berith …
