Bell Tower |
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Xi’an Bell Tower is located in the center of Xi’an, at the intersection of East, West, South, North and Four Streets within the Ming City Wall. It is the largest and most complete existing bell tower in China. Built in the 17th year of Ming Taizu Hongwu (1384), it was first built at the corner of Guangji Street today, opposite to the Drum Tower, and moved to this site in the Wanli tenth year of Ming Shenzong (1582).
The bell tower is built on a square base with a brick-wood structure with three-story eaves and four-cornered roofs. It has a total height of 36 meters and an area of 1,377 square meters.
On August 6, 1956, the Shaanxi Provincial People's Committee announced that the Bell Tower was a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit. On November 20, 1996, Xi'an Bell Tower was announced by the State Council as a national key cultural relics protection unit.
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