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A bell tower that stands apart from its church, like a steeple with commitment issues.
means A free-standing bell tower built separately from the main church building it serves.
from From Italian campanile, from campana meaning 'bell' — which itself traces back to Late Latin campana, bells cast in the bronze foundries of Campania, the region around Naples. Italy's cities are full of these solitary towers (Pisa's leaning one being the world's most famous), built apart from the church partly so their weight and swinging bells wouldn't crack the main structure.
- origin
- from italian campana, meaning bell
- freestanding
- often built separately so vibrations dont crack the church
- famous example
- the leaning tower of pisa is one
- campus icon
- berkeley and stanford both named theirs sather and hoover