Bell Tower

The Bell Tower of Xi'an is a Ming-dynasty civic building at the centre of , , China. It was first built in 1384 and moved to its present site in 1582, where the four principal streets of the walled city meet.
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  • Type: Historic building
  • Description: building in Xi’an, China
  • Also known as: “Bell Tower of Xi’an”
  • Address: 西安市
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Xi’an Drum Tower Museum and The Great Mosque of Xi’an.

Museum
Photo: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Drum Tower of Xi'an, located in the heart of , the capital of province, , along with the Bell Tower is a symbol of the city. is situated 320 metres west of Bell Tower.

Mosque
Photo: 長安城根喚朱雀, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Great Mosque of Xi'an, also known as the Huajue Xiang Mosque due to its location on 30 Huajue Lane, and is sometimes called the Great Eastern Mosque, is a located in the eastern segments of the Xi'an Muslim Quarter, , in the province of . is situated 600 metres northwest of Bell Tower.

Metro station
Photo: Kmchang28, CC BY-SA 4.0.
station is a station of Lines 2 and 6 of the Xi'an Metro. It started operations on 16 September 2011. is situated 210 metres north of Bell Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nanyuanmen and Zhangjiacun.

Suburb
Subdistrict is a subdistrict of Beilin District, .

Suburb
Subdistrict is a subdistrict of Beilin District, .

Suburb
Subdistrict is a subdistrict of Beilin District, .

Bell Tower

Latitude
34.26101° or 34° 15′ 40″ north
Longitude
108.94234° or 108° 56′ 32″ east
Height
36 metres (118 feet)
Open location code
8P6C7W6R+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 254488435
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q1151087
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Yue Chinese—“Bell Tower” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Kanpaiaren dorrea (Xi’an)”
  • Basque: “Kanpaiaren dorrea”
  • Chinese: “西安鐘樓”
  • Chinese: “西安钟楼”
  • Chinese: “钟楼”
  • Esperanto: “Sonorilturo de Ŝjiano”
  • French: “tour de la cloche de Xi’an”
  • French: “Tour de la cloche de Xi’an”
  • Georgian: “სიანის სამრეკლო”
  • German: “Glockenturm”
  • Japanese: “西安鐘楼”
  • Japanese: “鐘楼”
  • Korean: “서안 종루”
  • Korean: “서안종루”
  • Korean: “시안 종루”
  • Korean: “시안종루”
  • Korean: “종루”
  • Macedonian: “Сианска камбанарија”
  • Macedonian: “Шјианска камбанарија”
  • Polish: “Wieża Dzwonu w Xi’an”
  • Russian: “Колокольная башня”
  • Slovenian: “Zvonik v Šianu”
  • Slovenian: “Zvonik v Šjanu”
  • Spanish: “Campanario de Xi’an”
  • Spanish: “Torre de la Campana”
  • Thai: “หอระฆัง”
  • Thai: “หอระฆังแห่งซีอาน”
  • Yue Chinese: “西安鐘樓”

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