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Great Bell

Epiblema grandaevana

Classification

Class
Insecta

Following is a list of the heaviest bells known to have been cast, and the period of time during which they held that title. Heaviest functioning bell in the world The title of heaviest functioning bell in the world has been held chronologically by: The Great Bell of Dhammazedi, Myanmar At approximately 300 tons, the Great Bell of Dhammazedi is the largest bell to have existed in recorded history. Cast in 1484 by King Dhammazedi of Mon, this bell was located at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar).

Distribution

(c) Vladimir Atachkin, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
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Germany · 41Italy · 5Netherlands · 5Switzerland · 2