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Danilov Monastery, Church of St. Simeon
Stylite over the gate. A large part of the monastery grounds is a cemetary in
which many famous people are burried. In the 1980's the monastery had major
restoration work. When the monastery was closed the bell tower was destroyed
and the 18 bells disappeared. They were bought by the American engineer, Thomas
Witmor, and given to Harvard University. One is at the business school and the
other 17 are in a special bell tower. The bell tower, 45 meters high, was
rebuilt in 1983 for the restoration of the monastery to the church for the 1000
year celebration of Russian Orthodoxy in 1988. The 23 bells there now were
collected from northeast Russia.
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