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Glockenspiel zur Erinnerung
an die Garnisonkirche*Location:
Garnisonkirche memorial plaza Dortustraße at Yorckstraße Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany LL: N 52.39726, E 13.05353
*Contact:
Preussisches Kulturerbe E: preussisches-kulturerbe@t-online.de
*Schedule:
(unknown)
*Remarks:
Original carillon, by J.A. deGrave, was installed in the first building (1720-22), and rehung in the second (1731-35), extended with 5 basses by Paul Maurer. Destroyed by war in 1945, along with two of the four swinging bells cast in 1939 by Schilling/Apolda; the surviving two are in Potsdam's Redeemer Church. Replacement funded by West German soldiers 1984-87; sited here in 1991 after German reunification.
*Technical data:
Electric-automatic carillon of 40 bells
Pitch of heaviest bell is F# in the treble octave
Transposition is up 18 semitone(s)
Keyboard range: C F / NONE
There are two missing bass semitones
The instrument was enlarged in 1987
with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
Prior history:
In 1986, the instrument was enlarged to 24 bells
by Petit & Fritsen
In 1984, the instrument was begun with 9 bells
by Petit & Fritsen
In 1736, the instrument was enlarged to 40 bells
by the maker cited in Remarks above
( 0 bells remain from that work.)
In 1722, the instrument was begun with 35 bells
by the maker cited in Remarks above
( 0 bells remain from that work.)
Year of latest technical information source is 2009
*Links:
The Website for reconstruction of the church (in German) includes a page with photo showing the freestanding tower as dedicated in 1991.
Wikipedia (Germany) article on the building
The Wikimedia Commons category for the former church has more than 50 photos, including a view of the present tower and one of the bells.
A long Waymarking page
has a history of the former carillon
and a photo of present non-traditional carillon; also 5 photos in gallery
Another waymarking page
(in a different category)
Where the initial phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of miscellaneous bellfoundries,
in this region
and in the world.
Where the second phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of miscellaneous bellfoundries,
in this region
and in the world.
Where the third phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry,
in this region
and in the world.
Where the fourth phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry,
in this region
and in the world.
Where the final phase of this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry,
in this region
and in the world.
Ranking among all German non-traditional carillons by weight.
Ranking among all German non-traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all German non-traditional carillons by year of completion.
Index to all tower bell instruments in Germany/Brandenburg.
*Status:
This page was built from the database on 5-Jun-09 based on textual data last updated on 2009/05/23 and on technical data last updated on 2009/05/23
Explanations of page format and keyboard range are available.
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