Carillon in Berlin-Tiergarten Carillon in Berlin-Tiergarten The Carillon in Berlin-Tiergarten is located in a freestanding 42m-tall tower next to the House of World Cultures ("Haus der Kulturen der Welt"), near the Chancellery in the northeastern part of Berlin's central Tiergarten park. It is a large, manually played concert instrument, comprising 68 bells weighing a total of 48 metric tonnes (almost 106,000 lbs.) connected to a keyboard spanning 5½ fully chromatic octaves; the largest bell weighs 7.8 tonnes (almost 17,200 lbs.). The carillonneur sits in a playing cabin in the middle of the bells and plays with his fists and feet on a baton-and-pedal
Brigham Young University Centennial Carillon Tower half-hour strikes are controlled by an automated system. Carillonneurs may also play the instrument by means of a keyboard located directly below the belfry, in a small room reached by a spiral staircase that ascends through the center of the tower. BYU is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and its carillon is the only such instrument the church owns. LDS churches rarely feature bell towers, and the only temple to contain even a single bell is the Nauvoo Illinois Temple. Brigham Young University Centennial Carillon Tower The BYU Centennial Carillon is a carillon on the