Belfry (redirected from Beffroi)

belfry

Bell tower, either freestanding or attached to another structure. More particularly it refers to the room, usually at the top of such a tower, where the bells and their supporting timberwork are hung. The belfry is a prominent feature of Belgian Gothic architecture, especially in Flanders. The Halles (Market Hall) and belfry in Brugge (late 13th century) is a typical example. The term derives from the medieval siege tower (berfrei), a tall wooden structure that could be rolled up to a fortification wall so that the warriors hidden inside could storm the battlements.

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belfry

1. the part of a tower or steeple in which bells are hung

2. a tower or steeple

3. the timber framework inside a tower or steeple on which bells are hung

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belfry

1. A bell tower, either attached to a church or standing alone.

2. A timber framework in a steeple that supports a bell.

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Belfry 

a superstructure on the wall of a church or a separate structure with one or several apertures in which to hang bells. Wall-like belfries or elongated rectangular ones with an interior space received expressive plastic treatment in the ancient Russian (especially Pskov) stone churches of the 14th through 17th centuries. These belfries brought an element of picturesqueness to the design of churches.