Commented visit "Belfry of the Town hall of Calais"
The belfry the closed and massive head of which contains the clock in four dials and a carillon singing the air of Kind Annette de BOIELDIEU (French compositor 1775-1834) is a square tower of red brick of Kortrijk and white stones 75 metres in heights. It is connected(bound) by an ark with the main body of the building(ship) there. Upper part(party) is decorated with four golden knights who fix cardinal points. The summit of the tower is endowed with a multitude of little steeples and covered with slates. The weather vane, represents a dragon, guard of Treasuries during the antiquity(antique).
Duration of visit: 20 minutes. Departure of visits every 20 minutes from 10 h 00 and 14 h 00.
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