Tsar Bell, the largest bell in the world, is in Russia

29 Jun 2021

Tsar Bell, the largest bell in the world, is in Russia

Tsar Bell, the largest bell in the world, is in Russia"Tsar Bell" is the name of the biggest bell in the world. One can see it during a visit to the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.

This bell weighs about 201,924 kilograms and is 6.14 metres tall. Two men, named Mikhail Motorin and Ivan, cast (made) the bell in the 1730s during the reign of the Russian Empress Anna Ivanovna.

The Kremlin is an ancient building complex, which today, serves as the official residence of the President of Russia. It is said to be one of the world’s most iconic buildings.
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Surprisingly, the Tsar Bell has never been rung; it broke during its casting. How did that happen?

When the bell was almost complete, a fire broke out in the Kremlin in 1737. The fire also reached the bell, burning its wooden support structure. so, the guards threw cold water on it to put out the fire. However, due to this, it got 11 cracks and a huge piece of it fell off. They could not fix it, so it remained like that. Only after a century, the Tsar Bell was removed from where it was kept and put on display.

For a little of its history, the bell served as a little chapel (prayer place) with people getting into and out of the massive gap created once it shattered.

Today, a legend exists that says that the bell will ring when the end of the world comes.

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