Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
cuerpo de campana
English translation:
belfry
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Eileen Brophy
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Spanish term
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cuerpo de campana
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Architecture
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Es de iguales características a la de la catedral, repitiendo los motivos de los arcos abocinados, entrelazados, arcos de medio punto en el cuerpo de campanas, etc...
Es de iguales características a la de la catedral, repitiendo los motivos de los arcos abocinados, entrelazados, arcos de medio punto en el cuerpo de campanas, etc...
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| 4 +1 | belfry |
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| 5 | bell tower or belfry |
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Note added at 8 mins (2008-11-24 22:41:34 GMT)
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Webster's
belfry
1 a : BELL TOWER; especially : one surmounting or attached to another structure — compare CAMPANILE, CARILLON b obsolete : the bell ringer's floor or room under the bells in a tower c (1) : a room in which the bell is hung in a tower
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Note added at 8 mins (2008-11-24 22:41:34 GMT)
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Webster's
belfry
1 a : BELL TOWER; especially : one surmounting or attached to another structure — compare CAMPANILE, CARILLON b obsolete : the bell ringer's floor or room under the bells in a tower c (1) : a room in which the bell is hung in a tower
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Spanish term (edited):
cuerpo de campanas
bell tower or belfry
Literally 'the body of the bell' - in which the bell is the organ. Bell towers are usually attached to monasteries, chapels and churches, ergo the reference to similarities to the architectural forms of the larger structure.
note that the term usually has 'campana' in plural form: "cuerpo de campanas", as most bell towers house more than one bell.
note that the term usually has 'campana' in plural form: "cuerpo de campanas", as most bell towers house more than one bell.
Example sentence:
Se puede subir al cuerpo de campanas, de donde se puede contemplar la vista...
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