2. Big Ben is big. Here are a few other facts about Big Ben that will tickle your mind: The bell weighs 13.7 tons, which is about twice the weight of a T-Rex! Its diameter is at 8.9 feet, while the hammer inside the bell weighs 441 pounds. Meanwhile, there are four clocks on the tower, one on each side of it.According to their middle school English textbook, the previous bell sounded too much like an air-raid siren "so the teacher and his friend, a mechanic (sorry, the text does not give names or
Big Ben was originally completed in 1859, with the first bell chiming on May 31 of that year. The tower was part of a new structure built to replace the old Palace of Westminster, which had burned
16 November 2022 at 0:03 pm · 2-min read. After five years of silence, Big Ben is chiming once more. The bells in the iconic London tower pealed at 11am on Friday, 11 November initiating Armistice tributes across the country. The tolling of the bells marked the end of a long period of silence for the tower, which has been undergoing anBig Ben Style 1, 1a, 2, 4 and Loud Alarm. Month, Day and Year up to 10-16-28; Month and Year starting 2-29; Big Ben Single Key Wind (styles 7 and 8) Month and Year; Big Ben Chime Alarm. Month and Year from 5-31 to 12-32; Month, Day and year from 1-25-33 to 12-5-41; Month and Year from 2-46 to the end (1956) Clock of Tomorrow. Month and Year
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