North Bell Tower of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City

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The North Bell Tower of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City is one of the cathedral’s two prominent baroque-neo-classical towers, housing bells and contributing to the iconic silhouette of the main Catholic church on the city’s central plaza.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural structure
bell tower
architecturalStyle Baroque
Neoclassical
associatedWith Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico
city Mexico City
contributesTo silhouette of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City
country Mexico
formsArchitecturalEnsembleWith South Bell Tower of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City
hasFunction houses bells
supports cathedral clock bells
hasPart balustrade
belfry
bell openings
cupola
lantern
heritageStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Mexico City and Xochimilco
isOneOf two main bell towers of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City
locatedIn Historic Center of Mexico City
Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City
Mexico
Mexico City
Zócalo
material stone
overlooks Zócalo
partOf Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City
positionRelativeToBuilding north
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
visibleFrom Zócalo
surrounding streets of the Historic Center of Mexico City

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South Bell Tower of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City counterpart North Bell Tower of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City
subject linked to: south bell tower
North Bell Tower of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City formsArchitecturalEnsembleWith South Bell Tower of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City
linked to: North Bell Tower of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Mexico City