campanile

campanile

(esp in Italy) a bell tower, not usually attached to another building

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Campanile

A bell tower detached from the main body of a church.

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campanile

campanile

A bell tower, usually freestanding.

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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Campanile

 

the bell tower in medieval and Renaissance Italian architecture. The tower was four-sided or circular and, as a rule, was detached from the church. The prototype of the campanile was the city watchtower. The structure appeared well-proportioned and light as a result of an increase in the number or dimensions of the openings near the top. The lower floors, for the most part, did not have any apertures. An example of the campanile is the bell tower (known as Giotto’s Tower) of the Cathedral of Florence. The construction of this campanile was begun by Giotto in 1334 and was continued by Andrea Pisano from 1337 to 1343. It was completed by F. Talenti around 1359.

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