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Bell Tower of the Heilig-Kreuz Minster, Schwäbisch Gmünd

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Bell Tower of the Heilig-Kreuz Minster, Schwäbisch Gmünd

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Bell Tower of the Heilig-Kreuz Minster, Schwäbisch Gmünd

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    April 10, 2025

    A massive Romanesque bell tower. It serves as a campanile for the neighboring cathedral.

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      January 9, 2024

      The bell tower, which was previously called the bell house, is a Romanesque building that was built around 1228 and now houses the bells of the Holy Cross Minster in Schwäbisch Gmünd. He is therefore a campanile. This shape of a bell tower is unique in the Swabian region.
      There is only reliable evidence for the bell tower of the Holy Cross Minster from 1578, but it has always been assumed that this building was set up or rebuilt as early as 1497 to replace the collapsed towers. It remained a permanent temporary arrangement, as any plans to rebuild the cathedral's towers were not realized
      de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glockenturm_(Schw%C3%A4bisch_Gm%C3%BCnd)

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        September 27, 2025

        ... the "bell tower" of the "Holy Cross Cathedral" in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Baden-Württemberg.

        - Gmünd Minster has no bell tower
        - During the construction of Gmünd Minster from 1351 to 1521, the two old Romanesque bell towers collapsed in 1497 (fortunately, without injuring anyone)
        - After the towers collapsed, there were no plans to build a new bell tower (among other reasons, for cost reasons)
        - The current "bell tower" was used as a "home" for the fallen bells
        - Since the bells were installed, the Romanesque building from 1228 has served as a so-called "campanile," i.e., a freestanding bell tower next to the main church building without any structural connection
        - The bell tower was renovated from 2007 to 2009
        - The bell tower houses four bells (Our Lady's Bell, Mary's Bell, and two other bells)

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