*Location:

   Templo Expiatorio a Cristo Rey
   (Old Basilica of Guadelupe)
   Plaza Hidalgo
   Colonia Villa de Guadelupe
   Mexico, D.F., Mexico
   LL: N 19.48506, W 99.11716 (SW tower)

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*Player:

   (unknown)

*Contact:

   Basilica de la Virgen de Guadelupe
   Plaza Hidalgo 1
   Colonia Villa de Guadelupe
   T: 5577-6022

*Schedule:

   (unknown)

*Remarks:

   5 swinging bells in openings of SW
   tower of old church; 3 in SE tower;
   open frame with 10 fixed bells on roof
   behind SW tower

*Technical data:

   Chime-sized instrument or collection of 18 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is unknown
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----  /    ----  
   The arrangement of tones and semitones is unknown.
   Installation was completed in unknown year
     with bells made by an unknown maker      
   No auxiliary mechanisms known
   Tower details not available
   Year of latest technical information source is 2024

Photo of the old basilica;

The English Wikipedia article about the Basilica has a photo of the modern bell tower and one of the ancient sanctuary; another of the ancient sanctuary and a postcard view from 1923.
In this front view, the bell rack is partially visible behind the left edge of the central portico.
A view from 1980 appears to show a different placement for the bell rack.

An aerial view shows the bell rack clearly.

Photos of the southwest tower of the old basilica from the west:  #1,  #2,  #3
The "west facade" category includes several photos that show the rack of fixed bells.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of unknown bellfoundries, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all North American chimes by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all North American chimes by weight (pitch).
Ranking among all North American chimes by year of completion.

Index to all tower bell instruments in Mexico/DF.

   This page was built from the database on 30-Jul-24
   based on textual data last updated on 2024/07/24
   and on technical data last updated on 2024/07/24