This five-tier construction towers of the Kremlin walls like a white monolith. For the first time the belfry of this type was constructed in Novgorod under Euphemius the Second, the Archbishop. At the foot of the tower there are five ancient monumental bells and the belfry itself houses bells of modern casting. It is the chimes of the bells of this belfry that appeared to be one of the brightest childhood memories for Sergei Rachmaninov, a great Russian composer born in the Novgorod region. Now the belfry houses the exhibition “Ancient Bells of Veliky Novgorod”. The largest bell exhibited weighs over 20 poods (about 705 pounds, or 320 kg), and the smallest one is over 1.5 poods (about 53 pounds, or 24 kg). The viewing point provides a picturesque panorama of Veliky Novgorod. In summer time it is open daily, except Tuesday. Hours: 10am – 1pm, 1.30pm - 5.30pm

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