The largest bell gets a tune up

Bell mechanic Uwe Kamer and mechanic Christian Garamvoelgyi work underneath the Gloriosa, the world’s largest free-swinging medieval bell, at the Erfurt Cathedral in Erfurt, Germany, September 13, 2017. During the annual bell maintenance of the Erfurt bishopric a technical and mechanical check-up of the cathedral’s bell and Severi church’s bell are undertaken.

Photograph by Martin Schutt for DPA-Zentalbild via AFP