How the BELLS work in Canada's Parliament Building

[@lovelettknight9344]

Thank you so much for this! My husband was a Guardsman in the 2nd Battalion of the Canadian Guards! I watched with my four year old grand daughter!! ♥️🇨🇦🍁💂💂

[@christopheroliver7589]

Thank you, Michael, for sharing this special episode with us. I can tell, by the emotion in your voice, that this was important for you, visiting Canada's Parliament building. I loved listening to O Canada on the bells. I'm currently live in Minneapolis, Minnesota next to Saint Paul, which is our state's capital. As a teenager I worked as an usher at the Minnesota State Fair. I worked at horse shows in our Coliseum and before every show, a soloist would sing O Canada and the Star-Spangled Banner. Listening to O Canada brought back fond memories of my youth.

[@rickdownie1908]

Mike that was a truly Canadian moment. It should be played in all the classrooms of the nation.

[@SJSproductions]

6:05, The big one? DOOOOOOOOOOOOONG 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@JeffFox1]

Great video. In case anyone's interested, there's an album from 1979 called Peace Tower Christmas which was played entirely on the Peace Tower Carillon by then Dominion Carillonneur Gordon Slater. He also did an album with the Canadian Brass the year before combining their playing with the Carillon.

[@DownieLive]

I didn't know that! So cool!

[@OffbeatDiscoveries]

Too cool!!!

[@cornwalldragon4617]

There's another album called Bells and Brass featuring The Canadian Brass.

[@Hollgrl98]

As a Swiss trained clock and watchmaker, I am so fascinated by these two videos! Thanks so much for sharing them! I have to admit, I got a little verklimpt when he was raising the new flag and was so careful not to let it touch the ground. I can remember my Mother cautioning me not to let the Stars and Stripes touch the ground when I was a child. (USian here). Thanks again!

[@WorshipMaranatha]

I've been through many cities and towns at the festivals and I was always fascinated by these bells. I always wanted to know how the bell clongs at the tone of the time. That is sooo cool!!

[@debbydhill]

Such a cool thing and a really interesting job. Thanks for sharing both you and Robert!

[@paulacosta7367]

I have been in and around the Parliament building several times, (family members lives in Ottawa) but never behind the scenes like this. So interesting. I'm sharing this vid to them. Thanks Mike!

[@allanforget985]

Nice. And, just before the whole place closed down for ... 10 yrs !! I was there, in Ottawa, on the Hill, in Sept. --- all shut down. Another really fun & cool vid, Michael. Thanks again.

[@MzRage]

Wow thats amazing how they play the bells..thanks for the tag along!

[@DownieLive]

My pleasure, Jade!

[@carwashslayer4235]

5:07 love the Westminister chimes

[@chrissypie80]

4:21 5:07 6:02 sound like the bells

[@StairwellCarollersOfficial]

Surprised that Dr. McCrady, our dominion carillonneur, was not featured in this.

[@DonJoyce]

That was amazing, Mike! Great job sharing that!

[@DownieLive]

Thanks Don! I figured it's an interesting part of history that should be shared 👍🏼😄

[@OffbeatDiscoveries]

Found your channel tonight. Love your content. New sub.

[@themidnightarchives]

This is all kinds of cool. I've been to Ottawa myself but it's been forever. But to see the bells and whatnot is pretty cool.

[@DownieLive]

Thanks! I thought so too, which is why I wanted to show it to you!

[@TheoTaytay-mtp]

Ok I see the peace tower has bell hammers on the quarter bells and the one on the big bell like Big Ben

[@inmyworld2355]

I visited Canada 24+ yrs ago and I vaguely recall nothing except the family s house where I stayed 😭 As always thank you for making such amazing videos! 🙌🏼 👍🏼👍🏼 I should re visit soon now 🥰

[@DownieLive]

Absolutely revisit! Canada is amazing!

[@DrewBrees7249]

@DownieLive big ben is loud loud like any big bell in any chiming clock like peace tower bell what rang 10 am on this video keep the good work

[@Larry-325]

Thanks Mike. Real interesting. Loved it. 👍👍

[@DownieLive]

Awesome Larry! I thought so, I'm glad you do too!

[@janeknight5070]

I wanted to move to Ottawa because I watched a live cam on the US side of the Huron River and I didn’t see snow on the other side. The snow would be too cold for me. Then I realized Ottawa was the Capitol . I’m sure too expensive their. I would love to move to Canada. I live in California. Your country is beautiful. I was told there is a lot of paperwork. Not sure how hard it is to move their. Thank you for sharing your videos . They are so interesting

[@rain_sq]

Most famous bell tower in Canada? Im Canadian and ive never heard of parliament’s bells.. i didnt even realize they existed

[@SalmanFatihGeGe]

the hour bell its like big ben!

[@deathvalley006]

It would have been cool to see the hammers hitting the bells that are chiming the hour, but still cool to see the bells chiming from inside the belfry

[@hazelkettle4642]

I love the hour bell nice tone booooooog the big one It doesn't sound like big Ben but all clocks have wensminsmintr chimes

[@amitrao231]

Wow amazing video bro. Keep it up. Love from india.♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

[@amye4087]

Extremely cool.

[@vintagesimplexfirealarmsof6440]

was there a mechanical clock mechanism that used to run the chimes and that

[@abdullaharif6455]

"This is going to ring 10 times." "The big one?" "Yep. That's me. Brace yourself. I am loud!"

[@BukuiZhao]

Imagine Alert Ready goes off while the chimes take place

[@smwca123]

If you haven't already done so, you should do something on Vancouver's answer, the Gastown Steam Clock.

[@DjGoofy6968]

6:04 This is going to ring 10 times. The big one? (10 Metric ton bell chimes)

[@JadenAndr3i]

Notice the clock says 11:00 but it rang 10 times

[@RafaFC234]

The largest bell hammer is HUGE! So thats why the hammer lifts up just a bit?

[@PheonixStarsx]

BELLS OF OTTAWAAAAAAAAA

[@Yougotrolling]

Went royal guard in canada

[@julienajith6479]

The bigesst bell of otawa

[@JeniffercorpinVlogs]

Try to rickroll everyone with the bells

[@JoshieBoy-gb3cc]

How many decibels would that be? It seems pretty loud at that 10o’clock ring. I also see that you aren’t even wearing earplugs or ear protection at all! Very interesting video btw. I’m going to Ottawa in a few months and I’d really like to see this in person!

[@DownieLive]

Josh, I have no idea how loud it was. Very loud is the best answer I can give you! Enjoy Ottawa!

[@JoshieBoy-gb3cc]

DownieLive Thanks! And keep making Awsome videos!

[@Sc4r4byte]

Concord just invalidated your glass bottom swimming pool video! You gonna try and check out the new 20 story high glass bottom pool?

[@DownieLive]

Where’s that??

[@Sc4r4byte]

@@DownieLive - Vancouver again, right next to BC place! - searching "The Arc glass bottom pool" should get also the info

[@michellesenft1517]

Can you do that too i mean singin the chimes

[@DownieLive]

Oh yeah, I’ve seen it at the end of Cambie Street Bridge. I should reach out to them!

[@michellesenft1517]

can you sing the chimes

[@CYSYS8993]

I thought the tower's bells were operated by a traditional pendulum-powered striking train like Big Ben. Definitely didn't expect a modern engine.

[@PinkPanther4958]

It's just Big Ben by the way not The Big Ben. The tower its-self was actually named Elizabeth tower in 2012 and before that it was just referred to as the great clock or just clock tower. Big Ben is the name given to the 13.7 tonne Hour bell that sits in the belfry.

[@CYSYS8993]

@@PinkPanther4958 Corrected.

[@PinkPanther4958]

@@CYSYS8993 I made my own error. Bells do not 'sit' they hang lol.

[@aidanhernandez7144]

NEXT IS THE mattel toy store office where make hotwheels toy cars and trucks of 2024.🎉🎉.

[@BukuiZhao]

4:21 warning headphone users

[@danielmilitello4795]

4:21 5:07 6:01

[@MKeisha1]

And 6:07

[@ohyouareSaucy]

The bells were a British chime from Big Ben parliament London Westminster chimes put a bell emoji if you know that chime

[@davidlp6510]

Mike neither you or that dude should have being there so near the bells. Their frequencies could affect your hearing in a permanent way. By your reading of the French writings on the bell I'd suggest that at least some knowledge of French you have retained from your school days. Can you speak it? I have visited Ottawa a gazillion times but never have gone into the peace tower. I will correct it the very next time I go over. Another great video!!!

[@Ottawajames]

These bells have been silenced until restoration work is completed sometime in the 2030s probably.

[@NeilPrasad_1905]

Why didn't you record that mechanism in action?

[@DownieLive]

Because we only had so much time and we could wait around for another 15 minutes until it went off.

[@NeilPrasad_1905]

@@DownieLive So, you didn't record that thing at all?

[@ph11p3540]

Hard to believe we built rockets that are more massive than this tower. This tower would make for a beautiful gothic space rocket.

[@Slevin_Kalevra]

6:05 BIG Taco Bell Vibes.

[@christinedubois5954]

Did you know that the heaviest Bell in The Peace Tower weighs 22,240lbs! And the smallest Bell weighs only 9.9lbs!

[@PinkPanther4958]

Big Ben, the bell located in the belfry of Elizabeth tower, London weighs 13.7 tons or about 30,000 pounds and sounds a slightly flat E due to a crack that appeared when the bell was new. This crack is still there, only the bell was rotated 90 degrees and the crack was drilled to prevent it from spreading.

[@BurnedNoodle]

Parliament?

[@offthebeatenpath9144]

👍👍

[@kevinpaige4902]

Canadian Big Ben lol

[@MKeisha1]

6:23 What??? Is that Big ben???

[@julienajith6479]

Bells are so loud why they are so loud because they re so loud bells are so loud

[@julienajith6479]

Ding,

[@michellesenft1517]

And everyone i mean singing the chimes

[@julienajith6479]

Bells of otawaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@JanettePormida-fg8hu]

The clock tower kinda simlar to the big ben

[@caroperes4437]

Big Ben is very different it does not have a Caroline it’s not the same mechanics and it doesn’t have a flag on top

[@morphman21]

WARNING TO ALL EARPHONE USERS

[@DownieLive]

True. I considered lowering the volume before, but I wanted you to experience what I experienced... 👍🏼

[@MatthewsNation]

At 1:24 There's five panels on the wall of the playing cabin. Which is the one that shuts off the mechanism for the hour bells?

[@anncristycanoy2094]

🔔

[@Amongusordog77716]

Is it ok that is subscribed 😂

[@jlang1535]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@kyxtos4739]

R.I.P headphone users 6:16 wait until 6:46

[@southgeorgiarepublic]

Looks Like Big Ben

[@DownieLive]

Kinda true Jeff.

[@maneshs1386]

7:24

[@hermindasalazar6822]

It like big ben when inside bellfry but EARRAPE WARNING

[@l_l8362]

Je ne connaissais pas cette sublime tour ! Big Ben c'est de la merde à côté

[@julienajith6479]

Dingggggggggggggggg!

[@gracemamasig8610]

Big Ben

[@julienajith6479]

Doooooooong😄😄🤣😄😂😄🤣😄😂😄🤣😄😂🤣

[@3merTVPlays]

This is the 2nd england

[@raleighjane8871]

bell towers scare me

[@jentzsteiner]

How?

[@turbo682]

SAME. I have an uncontrollable fear of the bells the tower the ropes. I can hardly go inside a church. Ive also never met anyone who suffers with the same thing.

[@turbo682]

@@jentzsteiner because they are fucking huge very loud and very old. I cannot tell you why they put the fear of god into me. But they do

[@MichaelCrafting123]

it sounds like big ben

[@julienajith6479]

Diiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing

[@lizbethjimenez5689]

😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 pero que es so

[@julienajith6479]

Doooooooooooong🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@yeniagustini4513]

Basketball 🏀

[@julienajith6479]

Dooooooooooooooooong🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😅😄😅😄😅😄😅😄

[@gracemamasig8610]

Big ben jsdj bell jdd

[@Voltaireooooo]

Holy cow???

[@monacruz4072]

7:25