Belltower Collection (#6)

Gondoliers in the Venetian lagoon with the Bank of the Schiavoni in the background
3560798 Gondoliers in the Venetian lagoon with the Bank of the Schiavoni in the background by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Venice 1871 Photographer)

"Calli, Canali e Isole della Laguna", edition by Ferdinando Ongania, Rio dei SS. Apostoli, Venice
3560753 "Calli, Canali e Isole della Laguna", edition by Ferdinando Ongania, Rio dei SS. Apostoli, Venice; (add.info.: Venice 1893-1894 Photographer: Ongania, Ferdinando); Alinari Archives

St. Peter's Cathedral, catholic church on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 50th Street, New York City
3562470 St. Peter's Cathedral, catholic church on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 50th Street, New York City; (add.info.: New York, United States 1895 ca. Date of Artwork: XIX sec)

Album with photos of Britain: the table with the Dunwich church ruins
3561936 Album with photos of Britain: the table with the Dunwich church ruins by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

View of the bell tower of Abbey la Sauve Maggiore from the central nave, Romanesque religious architecture
YOU4418794 View of the bell tower of Abbey la Sauve Maggiore from the central nave, Romanesque religious architecture, former Benedictine abbey in ruins

Torre dos Clerigos, Porto, Portugal (colour litho)
8672929 Torre dos Clerigos, Porto, Portugal (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Torre dos Clerigos, bell tower of the Clerigos Church, Porto)

Oxford: New College, gardens and Bell Tower (colour photo)
8634469 Oxford: New College, gardens and Bell Tower (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New College, gardens and Bell Tower, Oxford)

Chichester, The Campanile (litho)
8633605 Chichester, The Campanile (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chichester, The Campanile, One of the few Bell Towers built separate from the Church)

Wanhien, Wen miao, Szechuan, Main hall and bell tower in the Temple of Confucius (b/w photo)
8653968 Wanhien, Wen miao, Szechuan, Main hall and bell tower in the Temple of Confucius (b/w photo) by Boerschmann, Ernst (1873-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wanhien, Wen miao, Szechuan)

Overall view of the Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura in Rome, before the bombardment of July 19, 1943
3560763 Overall view of the Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura in Rome, before the bombardment of July 19, 1943 by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Rome 1870 ca)

View of Avosacco, Piano d'Arta
3562172 View of Avosacco, Piano d'Arta by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Arta Terme 1953 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

View of Paluzza
3562167 View of Paluzza by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Paluzza 1953 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Church of Monte Santo, Gorizia
3562104 Church of Monte Santo, Gorizia by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Gorizia 1941 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

View of Tirolo di Merano
3562099 View of Tirolo di Merano by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Tirolo 1941 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

St. Peter's Church in Tyrol, Meran
3562082 St. Peter's Church in Tyrol, Meran by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Tirolo 1941 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

View of Cernobbio on Lake Como
3562976 View of Cernobbio on Lake Como by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Cernobbio 1900-1905 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

The parish church of Argegno on Lake Como
3562975 The parish church of Argegno on Lake Como by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Argegno 1900-1905 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

View of the Church of Blevio on Lake Como
3562969 View of the Church of Blevio on Lake Como by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Blevio 1900-1905 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

View of Westminster Abbey in London
3562793 View of Westminster Abbey in London by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1930-1934 Date of Artwork: XIII-XVIII secc)

View of Westminster Abbey in London
3562781 View of Westminster Abbey in London by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1935-1940 Date of Artwork: XIII-XVIII secc)

View of Piran
3562224 View of Piran by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Piran, Slovenia 1949 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

View of Piano d'Arta
3562218 View of Piano d'Arta by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Piano d'Arta, Arta Terme 1958 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

View of Arta Terme
3562205 View of Arta Terme by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Arta Terme 1956 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

View of Arta Terme
3562203 View of Arta Terme by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Arta Terme 1956 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

View of Tolmezzo
3562193 View of Tolmezzo by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Tolmezzo 1956 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Bell tower of the Duomo of Ampezzo
3562163 Bell tower of the Duomo of Ampezzo by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Ampezzo 1953 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

St. Mark's Square, Venice; In the background, the basilica facade is covered by protection during World War II
3562159 St. Mark's Square, Venice; In the background, the basilica facade is covered by protection during World War II by Unknown photographer

View of Venice
3562127 View of Venice by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Venice 1941 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

The peruvian city of Cuzco with the Jesuit church
3570923 The peruvian city of Cuzco with the Jesuit church by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Cuzco, Peru 1940 - 1950 ca)

View of Verona
3572303 View of Verona by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Verona 1920-1930 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

View of Westminster Abbey in London
3562799 View of Westminster Abbey in London by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: London, Great Britain 1910-1915 Date of Artwork: XIII-XVIII secc)

Thoronet Abbey. The Abbey church
7125792 Thoronet Abbey. The Abbey church; (add.info.: The Thoronet abbey. The Abbey church. Bell tower, apse and cemetery. Cistercian abbey built in the late twelfth and early thirteenth century)

Romanesque art: Church and castle of Gargilesse Dampierre (Gargilesse-Dampierre), Indre, Centre, France. Photography
JEB4927123 Romanesque art: Church and castle of Gargilesse Dampierre (Gargilesse-Dampierre), Indre, Centre, France. Photography; (add.info.: Romanesque art)

Romanesque art: View of the bell tower of the church Saint Gaultier (Saint-Gaultier), Indre, Centre, France Photography
JEB4923972 Romanesque art: View of the bell tower of the church Saint Gaultier (Saint-Gaultier), Indre, Centre, France Photography; (add.info.: Romanesque art)

United States, Massachusetts: Old North Church Bell Tower, where lanterns were lit to give the signal to Paul Revere
NWI4966319 United States, Massachusetts: Old North Church Bell Tower, where lanterns were lit to give the signal to Paul Revere, Boston, Massachusetts; (add.info.: United States)

United States, State of California: San Gabriel Mission and Bell Tower, near Los Angeles
NWI4964586 United States, State of California: San Gabriel Mission and Bell Tower, near Los Angeles. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

Saint-Pol-de-Leon, Finistere (29), Brittany, France, the bell tower Kreisker, 1860
LUX4730079 Saint-Pol-de-Leon, Finistere (29), Brittany, France, the bell tower Kreisker, 1860; (add.info.: Saint-Pol-de-Leon, Finistere (29), Brittany, France, the bell tower Kreisker

Inzinzac-Lchrist, Morbihan (56), Brittany, France, The village and church of Locrochrist with its picturesque old bell
LUX4730069 Inzinzac-Lchrist, Morbihan (56), Brittany, France, The village and church of Locrochrist with its picturesque old bell tower, 1860; (add.info.: Inzinzac-Lchrist, Morbihan (56), Brittany

View of the battlefield and Prefecture of Quimper, Brittany, 1906 (photo)
ELD4943192 View of the battlefield and Prefecture of Quimper, Brittany, 1906 (photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of the battlefield and Prefecture of Quimper)

Uzes, 30700 Gard, Neo Romanesque Bell Tower
JEB4945819 Uzes, 30700 Gard, Neo Romanesque Bell Tower; (add.info.: Uzes, 30700 Gard, Neo Romanesque Bell Tower); © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2024

Italy Tuscany Pisa - The tower of Pisa - The bell tower of the Duomo, height of 68m in Carrara marble 1173 - Leaning
JEB4948765 Italy Tuscany Pisa - The tower of Pisa - The bell tower of the Duomo, height of 68m in Carrara marble 1173 - Leaning following a subsidence of the ground; (add.info)

Italy Tuscany Pisa: The Tower of Pisa and the Duomo - The campanile of the cathedrale
JEB4948730 Italy Tuscany Pisa: The Tower of Pisa and the Duomo - The campanile of the cathedrale, height of 68m in Carrara marble 1173; (add.info.: Italy Tuscany Pisa)

France, Champagne-Ardenne, Haute-Marne (52), Chalindrey: the church, square and hippomobile cars, take the train
LUX4768099 France, Champagne-Ardenne, Haute-Marne (52), Chalindrey: the church, square and hippomobile cars, take the train

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Annecy: View of the Isle sur le Thiou with laundry, factories and lavender
LUX4769279 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), Annecy: View of the Isle sur le Thiou with laundry, factories and lavender, 1929; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74)

France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), La Plagne: At the foot of the Plagne
LUX4770090 France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74), La Plagne: At the foot of the Plagne, village of La Plagne with church and chalets, 1925; (add.info.: France, Rhone-Alpes, Haute-Savoie (74)

Switzerland, Geneva: The clock tower, 1900 - Constantine clock factory and office of the Geneva newspaper Lot Zieir
LUX4813615 Switzerland, Geneva: The clock tower, 1900 - Constantine clock factory and office of the Geneva newspaper Lot Zieir; (add.info.: Switzerland, Geneva: The clock tower)

Switzerland, Geneva: The clock tower, 1900
LUX4813556 Switzerland, Geneva: The clock tower, 1900; (add.info.: Switzerland, Geneva: The clock tower, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Calais: The belfry of Calais, 1925
LUX4813324 France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Calais: The belfry of Calais, 1925; (add.info.: France, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pas-de-Calais (62), Calais: The belfry of Calais

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The belltower stands tall, a symbol of history and culture in various corners of the world. From the Haghpat Monastery complex in Armenia's Lori Province to the Doges Palace and Campanile after sunset in Venice, these UNESCO World Heritage Sites captivate with their architectural grandeur. In Belgium, the Bruges town hall and Belfort (Beffroi) illuminate the night sky, showcasing a stunning blend of medieval charm and modern allure. Meanwhile, Ghent's 14th-century belfry, known as Het Belfort van Gent, proudly overlooks the cityscape alongside Stadshal. Artistic representations like Towers of Laon on canvas transport us to different eras while capturing their timeless beauty. In Cyprus' Ayia Napa Monastery or Italy's Eglise Santa Maria delle Grazie in Procida, Campania, we find solace amidst serene surroundings. Closer to home lies The old bell tower of Saint Augustine Parish Church or Bantay Church—a beloved landmark that has witnessed generations pass by its side. And within Sir John Vanbrugh's Country Houses at Claremont or Ightham Mote's courtyard from The English Country House book photos emerge stories frozen in time. Whether it be through photographs or personal experiences visiting these sites ourselves; each belltower holds an enchanting tale waiting to be discovered. As we explore these diverse locations across continents—Armenia to Italy, Belgium to England—we are reminded of humanity's shared heritage and our collective appreciation for architectural marvels that stand as testaments to human ingenuity throughout history.