Schonlau Park New Ulm's Glockenspiel is one of the world's few free-standing carillon clock towers. It stands 45 feet high. Its largest bourdon bell weighs 595 pounds, while the total weight of the bells is 2 tons. These bells chime the time of day in Westminster style, playing programmed pieces at noon, 3 and 5 p.m. (with an expanded schedule during festivals), and can also be played on a portable keyboard housed in the base of the tower. On the west side of the tower, beneath the bells and clock face, three animated polka band figures perform ten months out of the year, replaced by a Nativity scene from Thanksgiving until early January. Directly below these figures, a door slides up and a stage projects from the tower to reveal 12 three-foot-high animated figurines that depict the development and history of the city. These figures perform while the musical selections are playing.

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