The tallest and most ornate tower is based on a bell tower in Florence by Giotto, the smaller octagonal tower is based on a tower in Verona and the smallest tower represents a Tuscan tower as seen in San Samignano.

BBC: Holbeck's landmark towers in transfer deal

Before dusk, head west toward the Drum and Bell Tower, located at the south of Hou Hai lake on Gulou Dajie, where you can wiggle your way down the hutongs once more.

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Completed in 1960, the building has no bell tower, and its only mark of distinction is a cross on the facade a concession that Afghanistan granted only after extensive lobbying by Rome.

WSJ: Afghan Church Endures Amid War and Strife

On his third night, a hubbub breaks out in the square below the bell tower.

NEWYORKER: Town of Cats

In 1992, Holy Trinity, built on a hill a mile outside Buckfastleigh, burnt down in spectacular fashion - only the bell tower was saved.

BBC: A REALLY shiny new church

On 11 September, 2011, the bell will be rung at 8:46 am, the time of the North Tower attack, and again at 7:14 pm.

BBC: 11 September history tour of New York

During the storm, on 22 January, blocks of up to half a tonne smashed through the church's roof and lodged in the bell tower.

BBC: Easter service for Pillaton lightning strike church