belfry

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The chapel, whose unusual design includes three spires, two steeples, a belfry and separate sanctuaries for Catholics and Protestants, has been locked and left to decay since being damaged in the 1971 Sylmar earthquake.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The church is scarred by rockets and shells, but the golden dome above its blasted belfry still gleams in the fading autumn light.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2022

The challenges of making that happen, though, become clear when climbing the confined, 334-step stairwell that winds up to the belfry.

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2022

The congregation was founded in 1840 and the church building, with its roofed belfry and tall windows, was dedicated in 1871.

From Washington Post • Mar. 28, 2021

The hunchback in the belfry had jumped and was swinging madly on the rope.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides