So firstly let me give you some facts.....
- Big Ben is actually the name of the huge bell, but most people use it to refer to the clock and the tower as well. It is the world’s largest chiming clock with four faces.
- The clock tower was built between 1843 and 1858 and is 316 feet high and it is part of the Palace of Westminster.
- Pennies are still placed on the mechanism to ensure the clock is as accurate as possible. The clock gains 2/5 of a second in a day when one penny is added.
- An inscription in Latin in gold letters along the bottom of each of the clock faces reads ‘O Lord, keep safe our Queen Victoria the First’.
- Big Ben’s chimes have been famous for over 150 years. During World War 2, the sound of the chimes being broadcast told the world that Britain had not been defeated.
Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. Its so lovely to see light up at night time. The building its self has so much History behind it!! I love the architecture of the building its amazing!! These shots i have taken on my phone and on my camera over different times that i have been to London. When you walk past it do you want to hear it chime? Or do you take in all its beauty?, or maybe you just walk on by and forget why this is special part of London.
