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Added on the 11/11/2022 05:50:43 - Copyright : AFP EN
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.
Thousands of Londoners line the banks of the River Thames and crowd on Westminster Bridge to have a glimpse of the clock faces on the Elizabeth Tower for the first time on New Year's Eve since 2016/17. The dongs of Big Ben also ring in the New Year for the first time since renovations began on the world famous landmark four years ago. IMAGES
People in London's Parliament Square share their thoughts after Brexit supporters began a crowfunding campaign to pay for London's Big Ben to bong at 23:00 on January 31 when Brexit formally enters into force, a cost estimated at £500,000 because the tower is currently under restoration work. However, a House of Commons commission has stated that the money could not be used because of rules on financial donations.
The world's most famous clock, known as 'Big Ben' after its bell, turns 160 this year. The monument is currently being renovated, and the first face to get its makeover is unveiled ahead of July 11th, the date in 1859 when the clock in Parliament's Elizabeth Tower first chimed.
Britain's Big Ben bell falls silent for four years of renovation work, with its final 12 bongs ringing for midday in front of a crowd of over a thousand people.
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