The Bells
In Giotto's campanile there are seven bells:
- Campanone ("biggest bell"): 1705, diameter 2 m, height 2.10 m, c. 5300 kg, note A2, cast by A. Bruscoli e C. Cenni
- La Misericordia ("mercy bell"): 1670, diameter 1.52 m, 1817 kg, note C3, cast by G.Santoni
- Apostolica: 1957, diameter 1.25 m, 1200 kg, Note D3, cast by P. Barigozzi
- Annunziata: 1956, diameter 1.15 m, 856.5 kg, Note E3, cast by P. Barigozzi
- Mater Dei ("God's Mother bell"), 1956, diameter 95 cm, 481.3 kg, note G3, cast by P. Barigozzi
- L'Assunta, 1956, diameter 85 cm, 339.6 kg, Note A3, cast by P. Barigozzi
- L'Immacolata, 1956, diameter 75 cm, 237.8 kg, Note B3, cast by P. Barigozzi
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