Spain isn’t the only country known for its bells. The churches of London, England, have many well-known bells. Have you ever heard this English nursery rhyme?  

Oranges and lemons, 
Say the bells of Saint Clement’s. 

You owe me five farthings, 
Say the bells of Saint Martin’s. 

When will you pay me? 
Say the bells of Old Bailey. 

When I grow rich, 
Say the bells of Shoreditch. 

When will that be? 
Say the bells of Stepney. 

I’m sure I don’t know, 
Says the great bell of Bow. 

Here are more famous bells: 

• Oldest bell: Sir Austen Henry Layard discovered the Tintinnabulum in 1849 inside the ancient Babylonian palace of Nimrod. The bell is believed to be over 3,000 years old. 
• Largest chocolate bell: You’ve really got to be a chocolate fan to want a 645-pound bell. A candy company called Bonbon Verdier made this huge treat in 2011 in Serres Castet, France. 
• Heaviest bell: The Tsarsky Kolokol is 20 feet high and 22 feet wide. It was made in Russia in 1735. The weight of this gargantuan gong? More than 400,000 pounds. As you’ve probably guessed, it’s too heavy to hang. It took almost 100 years for someone to figure out how to pull it out of the molding pit. The bell rests on a platform inside the Kremlin in Moscow. See that giant gap? It cracked when someone splashed it with cold water while putting out a fire. 
• Most famous American bell: The Liberty Bell was made in the early 1750s. It hung at the Pennsylvania State House—now called Independence Hall. The bell has an inscription from the book of Leviticus: “Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.” 
• Largest cowbell: Hubert Venter showed off his steel cowbell in Kleinschmalkalden, Germany in 2003. It weighs 2,028 pounds.