Largest Bell in the World

This 200 ton bell was made after Peter the Great's term and before Catherine the Great. The mold for the bell was made with all designs, writings, etc. deep in the ground by a father and son team. After the molten metal was poured into the mold and before completely cooling, it started raining. This caused part of the bell to break off. For this reason, the bell has never been rung.

Moscow/Mockba

September 20th 2011
Hi Everybody! Walt and I left St. Petersburg on Sunday early in the morning. Ten different trains run daily between the two cities. We chose the fastest one and made the trip in four and a half hours. We quickly realized that we only had the hotel address in English, but we did have the hotel's phone number. In the future, we need to remember to have the hotel send their name and address ... read more

Europe » Russia » Northwest » Moscow

Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more

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