Illustrated Architecture Dictionary

Bell gable

A small turret placed on the ridge of a church roof to hold one or more bells

Found in almost all styles of architecture

See also: Belfry

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Examples from Buffalo architecture:

• Illustration above: Forest Lawn Chapel
  
  
• St. John's Grace Episcopal Church

Other examples:

• Basilica of San Lorenzo , Florence, Italy

• Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Goritsy, Russia
  
  
• Synagogue of Samuel Levi / Transito, Toledo, Spain
  

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