The wrong clock in the belfry of Tournai

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A well-known anecdote about the Belfry of Tournai is about a bell founder who made a bell for the Belfry of Tournai.

Once the bell was hung and sounded, the town's inhabitants noticed that the sound was not pleasant. The whistleblower, who was himself a bit older, climbed up the tower to investigate the problem. He discovered that the clock had been hung upside down . It was a costly mistake, and the bell had to be cast and hung again.

The Belfry, which dates from the twelfth century, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The tower can be climbed (72m, 257 steps).

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Source: Willem Vandenameele - ChatGPT

Willem Vandenameele

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