Презентация "Big Ben"

Big Ben

Big-Ben — a bell tower in London, a part of an architectural complex of the Westminster palace

The official name — «the Hour tower of the Westminster palace», also it name «the Tower of St. Stefana».

Big Ben is one of London's best-known landmarks, and looks most spectacular at night when the clock faces are illuminated. You even know when parliament is in session, because a light shines above the clock face.

The tower has been erected

In 1858, a tower clock has been started up a course on May, 21st, 1859..

The name Big Ben actually refers not to the clock-tower itself, but to the thirteen ton bell hung within. The bell was named after the first commissioner of works, Sir Benjamin Hall.

Big Ben - a symbol of time. The period of the greatest dawn of the country. And an inscription in Latin: «My God store queen Victoria» - a tribute of personal respect to the monarch at which there was such concept as British Empire.

Big Ben's dials look at all 4 parts of the world. They from Birmingham are made has fallen down, hour hands are cast from pig-iron, and minute are made of copper sheet. It is counted up that the minute

Arrows pass the general distance for a year In190 km.

Big Ben and other small bells surrounding it beat out a ringing of following words:

«Through this hour the Lord stores me and force it won't allow to anybody to stumble»

Big Ben also is only one bell.

Its height

More than 2 meters,

And diameter is equal almost to 3 meters.

Tower height

61 meter (without considering a spike);

Hours settle down at height of 55 m from the earth. At diameter of a dial in

7 meters and length of arrows 2,7 and 4,2 meters, height of each figure — only 61 centimeter. Hours

Long time were considered as the greatest in the world.

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