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

There’s the formidable Castle of the Counts, the 15th-century Great Butchers’ Hall, the UNESCO-listed belfry lording over it all.

From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2022

But it is the nickname of the biggest bell in the belfry that draws the most name recognition: Big Ben.

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2022

The church’s belfry housed New York’s Liberty Bell, which tolled to mark the country’s birth in 1776 and has rung in remembrance of the 9/11 terror attacks.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2022

As twilight edged from grey to purple there was a noise in the spire, like a fluttering of heavy velvet, and Silas left his resting place in the belfry and clambered headfirst down the spire.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman