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The Miguelete and the BellsThe Bells
In the belfry of the “Campanar Nou” (New Bell Tower) are the two bells of the clock: the dels Quarts, from 1736 and the Micalet, from 1539, a bell destined exclusively to ring the hours, and the largest in use in the entire old Crown of Aragon, with a weight of 7,514 Kgr.
Bell of the hours “Miguelete” on the belfry 7.514 Kg. (1539)
Belfry and bell
“dels quarts”.
Hall of Bells
In the Hall of Bells there are eleven, from the first moment of the construction of the building. In medieval times they spoke of “els cinc senys i les sis morlanes”; in more recent times of “the big five and the six tiples”.
They are still used for the various daily, festive, dead, and extraordinary signs.
The bell hall.
More information on the exterior tour, the bell tower.
It is one of the most numerous sets of Gothic bells in all of Spain.
The only automated bells are dels Quarts and the Micalet for the time; Bàrbera, for the daily choir ringing, as well as Manuel for the ringing of the walls closing and Maria for the prayers.
