Tuba Dei bell in Torun

Tuba Dei "God's Trumpet" hung on the tower of the cathedral. st. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist in Toruń. It is one of the largest medieval bells in Poland and one of the largest medieval bells in Europe. It was cast in Toruń by local bell-founder Martin Schmidt in 1500. The bell weighs almost 7,500 kg (including a 200-kg clapper), has a diameter of 2.27 m, and is 2 m high. The bowl…