The bell is mounted in the tower Foto by: Landesbildstelle Berlin
			Many schools and factories were closed for the dedication day on 24 October 1950. About 500,000 Berliners gathered on the square in front of the Town Hall and gave a rousing welcome to Lucius D. Clay and the American delegation, Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, Berlin Mayor Ernst Reuter and many other dignitaries. Since then, the Freedom Bell has chimed every day at midday from the tower of Rathaus Schöneberg. Its sound has become the symbol of freedom in our city, the expression of American support for Berlin and the symbol of German-American friendship.
	Prof. Ernst Reuter in conversation with General Lucius D. Clay Foto by: Landesbildstelle Berlin