bell tower
Chimes' lofty home
A bell tower is a tall structure housing one or more bells, typically attached to or near a church, though also found at universities, civic buildings, and in town squares.
The bells mark time, call people to worship, or signal events.
Italian bell towers standing apart from their churches are called campaniles.
Melodic bell sound
- pealResonant ringing burst
- tollFee for passage
- knellSolemn bell stroke
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
echo · reverberation · clang · ding-dong · bong · sonorous · timbre · harmonics
Freestanding tower for bells
- spireTapering architectural peak
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- cupolaSmall rooftop dome
- minaretMosque tower with balcony
pagoda · dome · gable · facade · buttress · louver · balustrade · parapet
chime
Melodic bell sound
resonance · echo · reverberation · clang · ding-dong · bong · sonorous · timbre · harmonics · ring
campanile
Freestanding tower for bells
minaret · pagoda · dome · gable · facade · buttress · louver · balustrade · parapet · masonry
cathedral
Bishop's principal church
- chapelSmall worship room
- basilicaColonnaded church with apse
- minsterImportant church, historically monastic
abbey · monastery · church · clocktower · landmark · medieval · Romanesque · Byzantine · baroque · preservation
towering
Of imposing height
- loftyImpressively high or noble
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- elevationHeight above reference point
ascend · overlook · vantage · aerial · skyline · silhouette · visible · beacon · panorama · climb
- campus featureslibrary, libraries, dorm, dorms, dormitory
- Old Europecobblestones, cobblestone streets, archways, gas lamps, timber frames
- tall structureswatchtower, lighthouse, campanile, pagoda, minaret
- towerswatchtower, monopole, Space Needle, Big Ben, Babel
- bell towerscampanile
- clock towersBig Ben, campanile, town clock, station clock, astronomical clock
bell towerbasement
Subterranean building level
cellar · underground chamber · crypt · bunker · dungeon
bell towerisolation booth
Soundproofed solo enclosure
padded cell · library · cloister · hermitage · sensory deprivation tank
bell towerhidden chamber
Concealed enclosed space
secret passage · underground vault · bunker · oubliette · priest hole