They started building the tower in 1843 and finished in 1859, making the tower more than 160 years old. The Palace of Westminster was destroyed in a catastrophic fire in 1834 and parliament decided that they would build a new clock tower as part of the restoration works. With four clockfaces on the tower, that’s a staggering 1,292 individual pieces of glass in total! #3 – Big Ben was built 164 years ago #2 – The clock face is made from hundreds of individual pieces of glassĮvery clock face is intricately made up of 324 pieces of pot opal glass, all held together with a cast iron frame. The tower itself was previously known as ‘The Clock Tower’, but in 2012 it was renamed Elizabeth Tower to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. In particular to Dave, whose persistence finally motivated us to release this new version.Although most people know this iconic landmark as Big Ben, this is actually the name of the bell in the tower – which weighs a whopping 13.7 tonnes! There are a lot of theories about where this name came from one of them being that the bell was named after Sir Benjamin Hall, the Chief Commissioner of Works, who was affectionately known as ‘Big Ben’. Thanks to all who left comments and suggestions for improvement. NB Sounds will only play through earphones on 1st gen iPod Touch. Its available to be downloaded in SVG and PNG. Having it chime every quarter of an hour and toll on the hour (the chiming and tolling sounds will play even when the app is not open, so long as your device is not muted and you allow notifications in the General Settings for Big Ben) This open source icon is named London Big Ben and is licensed under the open source Apache 2.0 license.
Have your iPhone (or iPod Touch) display the time of day in style.
1859 was the beginning for all three elements when the Clock Tower was completed, the Great Clock started on 31 May and the Great Bell’s chimes were heard for the first time on 11 July. Scaffolding stripped away from the Palace of Westminster clock tower has revealed the landmarks bolder look. The name Big Ben is often used to describe the tower, the clock and the bell but the name was first given to the Great Bell. Updated: 5:56 ET, BIG Bens £80m refurb has finally been unveiled, leaving many pleasantly surprised by the upgrade. An original alarm clock with a unique, child friendly design. During 2009, the UK Parliament celebrated the 150th anniversary of its world famous Clock Tower, Great Clock and Great Bell. Bigben EN Bigben Audio LuminUS Bigben Party Aromasound.
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