▁of ▁E per jes . ▁Trans ylvan ian ▁join ers ▁built ▁the ▁wooden ▁b elf ry ▁to ▁house ▁it . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁▁ ▁The ▁basic ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁o ak ▁bell ▁tower ▁is ▁ten ▁by ▁ten ▁meters . ▁Its ▁height ▁is ▁ 3 2 ▁meters , ▁ ▁including ▁the ▁top ▁cres cent ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁steel ▁rod , ▁which ▁comp lies ▁with ▁the ▁custom ary ▁ 1 : 3 ▁base : height ▁ratio ▁of ▁Hung arian ▁bell - t ow ers . ▁The ▁car ved ▁pl anks ▁reaching ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁gallery ▁form ▁a ▁whisper ing ▁gallery , ▁which ▁shows ▁great ▁art istic ▁fla ir . ▁The ▁whole ▁tower ▁including ▁all ▁joint s ▁and ▁n ails ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁wood . ▁The ▁structure ▁stands ▁on ▁nine ▁pill ars ▁placed ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 6 ▁section ▁base ▁grid ▁of ▁o ak ▁be ams . ▁The ▁pill ars ▁that ▁reach ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁gallery , ▁the ▁actual ▁bell ▁chamber , ▁are ▁divided ▁into ▁four ▁sections ▁by ▁horizontal ▁binding ▁jo ists . ▁The ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁tower ▁is ▁strength ened ▁by ▁a ▁mass ▁of ▁str ut ting ▁be ams , ▁diagonal ▁and ▁corner ▁supports . ▁The ▁scar f - jo ints ▁are ▁executed ▁tradition ally , ▁sy ph ering ▁with ▁do vet ail ▁joint s ▁and ▁mort ised ▁holes . ▁Square ▁head ed ▁wooden ▁n ails ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁se cur ing ▁the ▁joint s . ▁A ▁wooden ▁st air case ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁three ▁straight ▁sections ▁leads ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁gallery , ▁interrupted ▁by ▁rest