Man tests 23 March 1999 the largest bell in the world, which is exhibited in the port of the western French city of Nantes. The bell, manufactured by the Fonderie de l'Atlantique and the Paccard firm, weighs 42 tons and measures four meters in diameter. The bell was made to commemorate the year 2000 in NewPort, Kentucky. Un homme procède aux premiers essais de sonnerie, le 23 mars, sur la plus grosse cloche du mode en volée, exposée sur un quai du port de Nantes. Fabriquée par la Fonderie de l'Atlantique et l'entreprise Paccard, pesant 42 tonnes avec le joug et le battant, et mesurant 4 mètres de diamètre, cette cloche est destinée à commémorer l'an 2000, à NewPort , aux Etats-Unis. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty
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