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Hark! How the bells, sweet silver bells, All seem to say, “Throw cares away.” Gaily they ring, while people sing, Songs of good cheer, Christmas is here! Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas! Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas! On, on they send, on without end, Their joyful tone to every home. Ding dong, ding dong… Bong! Happy New Year from all of us to all of you! |
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The Harlem Fire Watchtower in
Marcus Garvey Park was erected in 1855-57 of cast iron. The
tower was fitted with a 10,000 pound bell cast by Jones &
Hitchcock. The watchtower allowed observers to use the natural
elevation of the park and the added height of the structure to
search for fires in an era when most buildings were made of
wood. The 47-foot (14 meter) cast-iron tower is the only one to
survive of eleven that had been constructed in the city, and was
designated as a landmark in 1967.
| The monument consists of the Goddess of Wisdom, Minerva, with her owls in front of a bell flanked by two bell ringers. The monument's bell was designed to chime on the hour. The two seven-foot-tall bronze laborers, nicknamed Stuff and Guff, give the appearance of ringing the bell with their mallets, while in actuality the bell is rung with mallets behind it. The figures and the clock were originally part of the 1894 New York Herald Building that was located at the square. |
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The Carillon was a gift to The Riverside Church by the late John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in memory of his mother. It contains 74 bronze bells ranging in weight from the 20 ton (18 metric tons) Bourdon (hour bell) to the smallest treble bell of 10 pounds (4.5kg.). The Bourdon is the largest and heaviest carillon bell ever cast. The total weight of all the bells is over 100 tons (91 metric tons). |
The Japanese Peace Bell was presented to the United Nation in June of 1954 by the UN Association of Japan. It was cast from coins collected by individuals, including children, from 60 differant countries. It is housed in a typical Japanese structure resembling a Shinto shrine made of cypress wood. It has become a tradition to ring the bell twice a year: on the first day of Spring and at the Vernal Equinox. |
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