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World Peace Bell

The process of restoring and recasting cathedral bells

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bell of King Sŏngdŏk

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African music
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- In percussion instrument: Sub-Saharan Africa
belfry
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Big Ben
- In Big Ben
Chinese bronze work
- In metalwork: Bronze
Chinese music
- In China: Performing arts
- In Chinese music: Mathematical relationship of pitches
electronic carrillon
- In electronic carillon
Korean bronze work
- In Korean art: Decorative arts
- In Korean art: Decorative arts
lighthouse use
- In lighthouse: Sound signals
percussion instruments
- In percussion instrument: Idiophones
ritual use
- In ceremonial object: Sound devices

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Rearranged media.	Adam Augustyn	Aug 04, 2021
	Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Vajra.	Emily Rodriguez	Sep 19, 2019
	Add new Web site: History of Bells - Bell.	Gloria Lotha	May 22, 2019
	Added video.	Amy Tikkanen	Dec 17, 2014
	Changed name to "the Netherlands" from "The Netherlands."	Lorraine Murray	May 20, 2010
	Added new Web site: Essential Vermeer - Carillon.	Gloria Lotha	Jul 20, 2007
	Article revised and updated.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 15, 2007
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998