Example sentences for: carillon

How can you use “carillon” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Built in 1987, the 42 m- (138 ft-) tall tower contains a 68-bell carillon, played by hand on a special keyboard, which chimes daily at noon and six.

  • Visitors can hear a tape recording of the bells interpreting both Chinese and Western music; they sound like a cross between a glockenspiel and a modern carillon.

  • In 1699 the carillon was installed and this still fills the air with its regular bell rounds.

  • In front of the museum stands the 62-bell Netherlands Carillon Tower, a gift of Dutch-Canadians and tallest bell-tower in the country.

  • As a counterpart to Westminster’s Big Ben, the 98-m (294-ft) Peace Tower, with clocks on all four sides and a 53-bell carillon, was built in front of the Center Block as a monument to World War I. Take the elevator to the observation deck for a fine view of the town from just below the clocks.


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