Big Ben

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What is B ig Ben? The big Ben bell tower in London, part of the architectural complex of Westminster Palace. The official name of big Ben “Clock tower of Westminster Palace”, also referred to as the “Tower of St. Stephen”

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Structure The clock tower rises 98 metres above the river Thames. Mounted on a tower clock mechanism, characterized by high accuracy. We can say that this is the “main clock” of the state. Huge, specially cast for the bell tower “big Ben”, weighing 13,5 tons, strikes the hours. Fight the Big Ben British continuously transmit radio. During the parliamentary session, after dark, the tower is lit spotlight

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In big Ben tourists are not allowed. To get to the top of 96 meter tower can only by a narrow spiral staircase. 334 steps lead to small open area in the center of which is the legendary bell which gave the name to the Clock tower. His height of over 2 meters and a diameter of nearly 3 meters.

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Inspection Big Ben and its surrounding other small bells ringing knock out the following words: “Through this hour the Lord keeps me, and his strength will not allow anyone to stumble”. When the chimes strike the first blow of the hammer on big Ben exactly coincides with the first seconds of the hour. Every 2 days the mechanism undergoes thorough inspection and lubrication, counted daily temperature and pressure.

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Benjamin by Valami. Charles Berry, the architect who built the Palace of Westminster, in 1844, requested the Parliament to grant the construction hours on the tower of St. Stephen. To build a watch mechanic took Benjamin by Valami. It was agreed that a new clock will be the largest and finest in the world, and their bell — the most difficult one to call him was heard if not the entire Empire, then, at least throughout the capital

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When the project was completed hours, between its author and the authorities began arguing about the accuracy of the hours. The astronomer Royal, Professor George airy insisted that the first stroke of the bell every hour was performed with an accuracy of one second. The accuracy was checked every hour by Telegraph, connecting big Ben to Greenwich mean Observatory.

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Valami Valami told that for hours, open to the winds and weather, such precision, and that generally it is useless. Five years of this dispute, and eiri won. The project Valami was rejected. Clock with the required accuracy have been made a certain dent. They weighed five tons

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After big Ben during the second world war a bomb fell, the clock started to go not so sure

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