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Bell Tower Cells – Spaces of Confinement

Inside the Bell Tower’s prison rooms: alcoves, access routes, and how architecture managed custody.

11/27/2025
10 min read
Upper cell alcove inside the Bell Tower

Spatial Logic

Narrow stairs, controlled landings, and small window apertures created a graduated security system.

What to Look For

  • Alcoves repurposed as cells.
  • Heavy door frames and hinge scars.

Image Highlights

Bell Tower bell Upper cell alcove


Bottom Line

The Bell Tower is a study in movement control—architecture as a choreography of limits.


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