Bells of Wawel Cathedral » Cathedral Bells and Towers

 From the very beginning Wawel Cathedral has resounded with the sound of ringing of bells. Currently there are eight bells in its two bell towers. Five larger bells with the most famous, Sigismund Bell, hang in the Sigismund Tower. Three smaller bells hang in the Silver Bells Tower. The third tower, known as the Clock Tower, houses the clock mechanism and two gongs which strike hours and quarters of an hour. Thus we have ten magnificent works of foundry art at the Cathedral which were successively created from the 12th to the 17th century and have survived to our times.