Tsar Bell

Tsar Bell
Царь–колокол
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55°45′03″N 37°37′06″E / 55.75083°N 37.61833°E / 55.75083; 37.61833
LocationMoscow, Russia
DesignerIvan Motorin
TypeTower Bell
MaterialBell bronze
Width6.6 metres (22 ft)
Height6.14 metres (20.1 ft)
Beginning date1733
Completion date1735
The Tsar Bell with humans for perspective – broken piece is around the left, out of view

The Tsar Bell (Russian: Царь–колокол; Tsar'-kolokol), also known as the Tsarsky Kolokol, Tsar Kolokol III, or Royal Bell, is a 6.14-metre-tall (20.1 ft), 6.6-metre-diameter (22 ft) bell on display on the grounds of the Moscow Kremlin. The bell was commissioned by Empress Anna Ivanovna, niece of Peter the Great.

It has never been in working order, suspended, nor rung.

The present bell is sometimes referred to as Kolokol III (Bell III), because it is the third generation.[citation needed]