#135 belfry

belfry- the part of a tower or steeple in which bells are hung

-C13 from Old French berfrei, of Germanic origin; Middle High German bercfrit; Medieval Latin berfredus- tower

The belfry is silent, its bells were sacrificed to the cause of the Habsburgs in the Great War; you may see plaster casts of them in the library.

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