Cologne Cathedral's biggest bell silent for Christmas – DW – 10/27
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The famous cathedral's "Dicker Pitter," the world's biggest free-swinging church bell, will stay under repair till next year, officials say. But when it does ring again, its sound should be much sweeter.
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Cologne Cathedral's biggest bell silent for Christmas – DW – 10/27/2017
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Cologne Cathedral's biggest bell silent for Christmas – DW – 10/27/2017
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Cologne Cathedral's biggest bell silent for Christmas – DW – 10/27/2017