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The 'world's most iconic timepiece' should chime to mark the UK's exit from the EU on January 31, one MP has said.
Getting up close to Big Ben requires earplugs, and ear defenders over them to be safe. When the 13.7-tonne bell sounds, the vibration hits you in the chest. After a five-year restoration project, the world-famous ringer is back with a bong.
After a five-year restoration project, the world-famous Big Ben bell towering above Britain's Houses of Parliament is resuming daily operations and will be permanently reconnected from Remembrance Sunday on November 13. "It's the sound of London back again" says parliament timekeeper Ian Westworth. "We started again striking it this week and all we've got is praise, people going 'oh, that's brilliant to hear Big Ben back again," he adds.
After five years of silence, the ‘sound of London’ is back - Big Ben is chiming once again.
Big Ben strikes 11 times to mark the start of the Two Minutes of Silence at 11 am on Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday - joining bells across the country and worldwide to commemorate those that lost their lives in the two world wars and later conflicts. IMAGES
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