What are the Bells of Congress?
The Bells of Congress are the official Bells of the United States Congress. The Bells were cast at the Whitechapel Foundry in London, England and were commissioned by the Ditchley Foundation as a Bicentennial gift to the United States. The bells originally were intended for the Capitol, but were found to be incompatible with that revered building. A search for alternate sites led to the decision to place the Bells in the Old Post Office Tower. The Tower was ideally suited both structurally and symbolically, being nearly halfway between the Capitol and the White House.
