8 bells are placed in the tower of the imperial cathedral in Aachen.
For more information about the Aachen cathedral, please visit the following websites:
www.aachenerdom.de (German)
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aachener_Dom (German)
A detailed description about the history of the cathedral bells can be found here:
www.file-upload.net/download-1... (German)
Bell of Saint Mary, pitch G, weight ca. 6.045 kg, diameter 2075 mm, cast in 1958 by Fa. Petit & Gebr. Edelbrock in Gescher (Westf.).
Bell of Saint Charlemagne, pitch H, weight ca. 2.700 kg, diameter 1628 mm, cast in 1659 by Franz and Jakob van Trier.
Bell of Saint John the Evangelist, pitch D, weight ca. 1.550 kg, diameter 1368 mm, cast in 1659 by Franz and Jakob van Trier.
Bell of Saint John the Baptist, pitch E, weight ca. 1.150 kg, diameter 1217 mm, cast in 1659 by Franz and Jakob van Trier.
Bell of Saint Leopardus, pitch F#, weight ca. 830 kg, diameter 1078 mm, cast in 1659 by Franz and Jakob van Trier.
Bell of Saint Stephen, pitch G, weight ca. 690 kg, diameter 1027 mm, cast in 1659 by Franz and Jakob van Trier.
Bell of Saint Peter, pitch A, weight ca. 450 kg, diameter 894 mm, cast in 1659 by Franz and Jakob van Trier.
Bell of Saint Simeon, pitch B, weight ca. 310 kg, diameter 793 mm, cast in 1659 by Franz and Jakob van Trier.
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