The Bell Tower
The Bell Tower is home to the Swan Bells which are a set of 18 bells hanging in a specially built 82.5-metre-high copper and glass campanile. Taking their name from the Swan River, which their tower overlooks, and forming a sixteen-bell peal with two extra chromatic notes, they are the second largest set of change ringing bells in the world. The 18 bells have a combined weight of about nine tonnes and, when rung, exert considerable forces on the support structure. To achieve the required rigidity, the six-story bell chamber was made with reinforced concrete cast in situ.
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