Campanile

Freestanding bell tower

A campanile is a bell tower, especially one that stands apart from a church rather than being attached to it.

The term comes from Italian and typically refers to the tall, freestanding towers common in Italian architecture: The campanile in the piazza dominated the skyline.

Some university buildings bear the name.

landmark

Pisa

Tuscan city, tilting tower

Berkeley · university · campus · iconic · silhouette · skyline · tourist · photography · square · civic

architecture

belfry

Tower containing bells

  • towerTall slender edifice
  • spireTapering architectural peak
  • ItalianOf or from Rome's country

Romanesque · medieval · Florence · Giotto · masonry · stone · brick · freestanding · cathedral · piazza

bells

carillon

Tuned bronze bell instrument

bronze · tolling · hours · vespers · clappers · casting · tuning · swinging · resonance · liturgical

religious

church

Place of Christian worship

sacred · devotion · prayer · Mass · worship · congregation · Catholic · Christian · sacristan · ecclesiastical

Opposites
structural attachment

Campanilesteeple

Pointed church tower

church spire · spire · belfry · turret · minaret

verticality and form

Campanilecrypt

Subterranean burial vault

basement · foundation · nave · undercroft · courtyard

architectural prominence

Campanilecrypt

Subterranean burial vault

cellar · underground chamber · catacomb · bunker · outbuilding

Family

camp, campaign, campaigner, campaigns, campaigned, campaigning, bell, chime

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G