Carillon in Berlin-Tiergarten

The Carillon in Berlin is a playable carillon in Berlin's Tiergarten district. It is very close to the House of World Cultures ( former Congress Hall) in the Tiergarten, approximately at the place where there was the Kroll Opera until 1951.

The Carillon was donated in 1987 to the 750th birthday of the city of Berlin from the Daimler -Benz AG Edzard Reuter. With the tower chimes of the carillon in the historic parish church and the Potsdam Garrison Church should be considered, both of which were destroyed in the Second World War.

The tower of the Carillon is covered 42 meters high and with black granite. The plans of the tower comes from several architects, including Axel Schultes. With 68 bells, it is the fourth largest carillon in the world and has a range of five and a half octaves. The largest bell weighs 7.8 tons.

Every Sunday from May to September and some holidays, usually by 15 clock (14 clock in December ), the carillonneur Jeffrey Bossin plays concerts. In addition, it plays twice daily computer controlled by 12 and 18 clock. At the tower are from program list.

If the carillon concerts by hand is played, the carillonneur sits in his game room and operated with his fists and feet to the floor console. Only with manual operation, it is possible to strike the bells both loud and quiet, with gradations.