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Definition of Campanile
1. Noun. A bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building.
Generic synonyms: Bell Tower
Specialized synonyms: Leaning Tower, Leaning Tower Of Pisa
Definition of Campanile
1. n. A bell tower, esp. one built separate from a church.
Definition of Campanile
1. Noun. A bell tower (now especially when freestanding), often associated with a church or other public building, especially in Italy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Campanile
1. [n CAMPANILES or CAMPANILI]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Campanile
Literary usage of Campanile
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"The loftiest campanile in Italy is that of Cremona, 396 ft. high. ... campanile of
the Palazzo del Signore, Verona. approaches 14 ft out of the ..."
2. A History of Architecture in Italy from the Time of Constantine to the Dawn by Charles Amos] [Cummings (1901)
"Rocca, dating from about 1000, a campanile attached to the church, ... And at
Civita Castellana is a campanile of similar character though simpler in design ..."
3. A Wanderer in Venice by Edward Verrall Lucas (1914)
"CHAPTER IV THE PIAZZA AND THE campanile Tbe heart of Venice—Old-fashioned
music—Teutonic invaders—The honeymooners—True republicanism—A city of the poor—The ..."
4. Archaeologia Cantiana by Kent Archaeological Society (1897)
"Hasted in his History of Kent and Seymour in his Survey of Kent speak in similar
terms of this detached campanile at Benenden. Hasted adds the fact that it ..."
5. Venice as Seen and Described by Famous Writers edited by Esther Singleton (1905)
"Formerly this entrance was carefully guarded, for the campanile was to some ...
The possession of the campanile was a guarantee of the security of the Ducal ..."
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