Carillon
The Carillon in Berlin-Tiergarten is an amazing freestanding 42m-tall tower next to the House of World Cultures. It is a large, manually played concert instrument, comprising 68 bells weighing a total of 48 metric tonnes connected to a keyboard spanning 5½ fully chromatic octaves; the largest bell weighs 7.8 tonnes. The carillonneur sits in a playing cabin in the middle of the bells and plays with his fists and feet on a baton-and-pedal keyboard. It is played every Sunday at 3 p.m. from the beginning of May until the end of September and on the more important national holidays. Tours of the carillon tower, including a unique view of Berlin and its government buildings, are offered at the end of the concerts. (Berlin, Germany)
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