Exhibition Place Carillon
Bell instrument in Toronto, Canada
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The Exhibition Place Carillon (originally the Carlsberg Carillon) is a carillon located at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
| Exhibition Place Carillon | |
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 The Exhibition Place Carillon in 2025 | |
 Interactive map of the Exhibition Place Carillon area | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts |
| Location | Lake Shore Boulevard West |
| Year built | 1974 |
| Renovated | 2001 |
| Height | |
| Height | 50 metres (160 ft) |
History
In 1974, Carling-O'Keefe Breweries provided funding for the construction of the 50-bell carillon.[1] The bells were cast by the Royal Eijsbouts foundry of Asten in the Netherlands.[2] The largest bell (the bourdon) weighs 4800 pounds.[3] The instrument transposes up a perfect fourth from concert pitch.[4] Four of the large bells including the bourdon are equipped with outside hammers to sound the Cambridge Quarters while the bourdon strikes the hour.[citation needed] Part way up the tower is a compartment with figures of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale "The Swineherd"; upon activation, these figures could be moved from one side of the tower to the other, but the mechanism is no longer functional.[5] When the carillon was built, it was played most days of the week during the Exhibition summer season.[citation needed] The current carillonist is Gerald Martindale.[citation needed]
The original plaque reads:
Made by Royal Eijsbouts - Holland"
