USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -belfry, bell tower, either attached to a structure or freestanding. More specifically, it is the section of such a tower where bells hang, and even more particularly the timberwork that supports the bells. Etymologically, belfries have nothing to do with bells.

Detailed explanation-2: -The belfry is a structure enclosing bells for ringing as part of a building, usually as part of a bell tower or steeple. It can also refer to the entire tower or building, particularly in continental Europe for such a tower attached to a city hall or other civic building.

Detailed explanation-3: -campanile, bell tower, usually built beside or attached to a church; the word is most often used in connection with Italian architecture. The earliest campaniles, variously dated from the 6th to the 10th century, were plain round towers with a few small, round-arched openings grouped near the top.

Detailed explanation-4: -A typical belfry is at the top of a church steeple. It’s open on all sides so the sound of the ringing bells can escape-if you look up, you can see the large bells through the openings in the belfry.

Detailed explanation-5: -Finally, a belfry is the specific space within a bell tower dedicated to housing and ringing the bells.