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The
Big
Bell
of
Bordeaux
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The
Grosse
Cloche
is
one
of
the
oldest
belfries
in
France,
in
the
heart
of
the
city
The
Latin
inscription
on
the
inside
of
the
Grosse
Cloche
(literally
"Big
Bell")
reads
"I
ring
the
hours
and
my
voice
is
a
call
to
arms,
(…)
I
sing
for
happy
events
and
weep
for
the
dead".
The
bell
was
cast
in
1775
and
weighs
no
less
than
7,750
kilos!
Christened
"Armande-Louise",
it
rings
6
times
a
year
for
major
celebrations
such
as
Bastille
Day,
VE
Day,
and
Remembrance
Day
and
also
the
first
Sunday
of
each
month
at
noon.
The
gateway
where
the
bell
is
hung
also
had
a
defensive
function
and
served
as
a
prison.
Young
people
who
misbehaved
were
confined
there,
shut
in
by
a
door
10
cm
thick
with
enormous
bolts.
It
was
joked
at
the
time
that
they
stayed
in
the
"Hotel
du
Lion
d’Or"
–
an
allusion
to
the
weather
vane
on
the
central
dome
with
a
representation
of
a
lion,
symbolising
the
kings
of
England.
This
gateway
is
open
for
visits.
A
guide
will
show
you
the
strange
dungeons
still
haunted
by
the
memory
of
people
who
did
not
respect
curfew
or
public
order.
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