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Gertrude Bell (l. 1868-1926) was an archaeologist, travel writer, explorer, and political administrator responsible for creating the borders of the countries of the Near East after World War I and, especially, for the foundation of the modern...

The metalworkers of ancient Korea were highly skilled artists and some of their finest surviving works are the large bronze bells cast for use in Buddhist temples and monasteries. Both the Unified Silla kingdom and Goryeo kingdom produced...

Bell tower of Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv, built in the Cossack Baroque style between 1699-1706, funded by Hetman Ivan Mazepa. The height of the bell tower is 76 metres.

The bronze bell at the Buddhist Sangwonsa temple in Pyeongchang. The bronze-cast bell dates to 725 CE and is the oldest surviving such bell from ancient Korea.

For whom have I labored? For whom have I journeyed? For whom have I suffered? I have gained absolutely nothing for myself, I have only profited the snake, the ground lion! The Epic of Gilgamesh, Tablet XI This is how...

A photograph of the archaeologist, travel writer, explorer, and political administrator Gertrude Bell (l. 1868-1926). Taken in 1909 in Babylon, Iraq. Photographer unknown, image cropped. (Gertrude Bell Archive)

The large cast-bronze bell known as the Emille Bell at Bongdeoksa, Unified Silla Kingdom, Korea. It was cast in 771 CE to honour King Seongdeok. 3.3 metres tall and over 2.2 metres in diameter, it is decorated with lotus flowers and heavenly...

The Bell Tower at the Buddhist Horyuji monastery, Nara, Japan. 710 CE.

The Bell Tower of the Buddhist Enryakuji temple complex, Mt. Hiei, Japan. The site was founded by the monk Saicho in the early 9th century CE but all the buildings are later reconstructions.

The bell tower and cherry blossoms of the Buddhist temple site of Ninna-ji, Kyoto, Japan. The temple was founded in 888 CE.