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campanile

 
Dictionary: cam·pa·ni·le   (kăm'pə-nē') pronunciation
n., pl., -les (-lēz), or -li (-lē).
A bell tower, especially one near but not attached to a church or other public building.

[French, from Italian, from campana, bell, from Late Latin campāna, bell (made of metal produced in Campania), from Latin campānus, of Campania, from Campānia, Campania.]


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Italian belltower, originally built beside or attached to a church. The earliest campaniles (7th – 10th century) were plain round towers with a few small arched openings near the top; the Leaning Tower of Pisa is an elaborate version of this type. The Venetian form of campanile consisted of a tall, square, slim shaft, frequently tapered, with a belfry at the top, above which rose the spire, sometimes square as in the famous campanile of St. Mark's Basilica (10th – 12th century, belfry story 1510). After falling out of favor during the Renaissance, the Venetian type was revived in the 19th century, often in connection with factories, housing, or collegiate buildings.

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A bell tower, usually freestanding.

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campanile (kămpənē'lē, Ital. kämpänē'), Italian form of bell tower, constructed chiefly during the Middle Ages. Built in connection with a church or a town hall, it served as a belfry and watch tower and often functioned as a civic or commemorative monument. The campanile generally stands as a detached unit. At the top is the bell platform, where the main architectural emphasis, generally a group of arched openings, is concentrated. Originating in the 6th cent., the campaniles were the earliest church towers in Europe and were generally circular in shape; examples of this type remain at Ravenna. Beginning with the 8th cent., the square plan became most common, being constructed in all parts of Italy. The Lombardy section produced the richest development of the campanile. Brick is the material most used, often combined with stone for the cornices and string courses, the latter surrounding the tower at each story level in the Roman examples. The celebrated campanile of Florence, known as Giotto's campanile (1334), is entirely faced in marble and ornamented with sculptures. Also of marble is the leaning tower at Pisa.


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IN BRIEF: n. - A bell tower.

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The Leaning Tower of Pisa is probably famous because of its tilt.[original research?]
St Mark's campanile, Venice, Italy

Campanile (Italian pronunciation: [kampaˈniːle], English pronunciation: /ˌkæmpəˈniːliː/) is an Italian word meaning "bell tower" (from the word campana, meaning "bell"). The term applies to bell towers which are either part of a larger building (usually a church or a civil administration building) or free-standing, although in American English, the latter meaning has become prevalent.

The most famous campanile is probably the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Other notable examples include St Mark's Campanile in St Mark's Square, Venice.

Modern campaniles often contain carillons, a musical instrument traditionally composed of at least 23 large bells which are sounded by cables, chains, or cords connected to a keyboard. These can be found at some college and university campuses. In modern construction, rather than using heavy bells the sound may be produced by the striking of small metal rods whose vibrations are amplified electronically and sounded through loudspeakers.

The tallest free-standing campanile in the world is the Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower, located at the University of Birmingham, UK.[1] although its actual height is the subject of some confusion. The university lists it as 110 metres (361 ft) tall[2], whereas other sources state that it is 100 metres (328 ft) tall, which would correspond to approximately 110 yards.[1][3]

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Canada

The Jesus Church, Valby, Copenhagen with the Campanile designed by Vilhelm Dahlerup

Denmark

France

Germany

Ireland

Italy

New Zealand

Slovakia

South Africa

  • Port Elizabeth (Erected to commemorate the landing of the 1820 Settlers)

United Kingdom

United States

Other uses

Campanile is also the name of the Mount Saint Joseph Academy Newspaper. Campanile is also the name of the Palo Alto High School newspaper, and the Rice University yearbook. It is also the name of a restaurant in Los Angeles, California owned by Mark Peel where the head pastry chef is Nancy Silverton.

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