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Big Ben will celebrate its 150th anniversary tomorrow. The Great Bell, within Parliament's clock tower, first struck the hour on 11 July 1859. Nowadays the name Big Ben is often used to describe the tower, one of the country's most famous and most photographed landmarks. But the nickname was first given to the bell alone. The origin of the name is thought to come from Sir Benjamin Hall, the First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings, whose name is inscribed on the bell. The anniversary was being marked with a late night projection on the tower reading: "Happy Birthday Big Ben, 150 years, 1859 - 2009." Mike McCann, Keeper of the Great Clock, said: "After 150 years, Big Ben still holds a special place in the hearts of Londoners and the world as a magnificent example of engineering and building genius." Architect Charles Barry designed the new Palace of Westminster after a fire destroyed the old Houses of Parliament in 1834. The clock tower was completed in 1859 and the clock first started on 31 May of that year, with the bell sounding for the first time just over a month later. The first bell was cast in 1856 but cracked the following year under testing. The second bell, weighing 13.7 tonnes, was cast on 10 April 1858. It took 30 hours to winch into the belfry. But its success was short-lived and in September 1859 it also cracked. It was silent for four years until, in 1863, it was turned so the hammer struck a different spot. A lighter hammer was also put to use and a small square cut in the bell to prevent the crack from spreading. The clock tower stands 315ft (96m) tall, with each of the four dials measuring 23ft (7m) in diameter. The original cast-iron minute hands proved too heavy and were replaced with copper. They measure early 14ft (4.2m) long and travel a distance equal to 118 miles (190km) a year. The hour hands are 9ft (2.74m) long and are made of gun metal. There are 312 separate pieces of glass in each clock face. Over the years the clock has been stopped accidentally on several occasions, by weather, workmen, breakages and birds. In 1976 the Great Clock was shut down for a total of 26 days over nine months when part of the chiming mechanism disintegrated through metal fatigue. Reuse content
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Veliko zvono Big Bena slavi u subotu 150 godina od prve zvonjave u tornju Westminsterske palače u Londonu Veliko zvono zazvonilo je prvi put 11. srpnja 1859, nekoliko tjedana nakon puštanja u rad sata postavljenog na vrhu tornja koji je postao jedan od najpoznatijih spomenika na svijetu. Nadimak Big Ben u prvo se vrijeme pripisivao zvonu, a potom se proširio na toranj. Podrijetlo vuče od sir Benjamina Halla, prvog povjerenika zaduženog za radove i javne zgrade u to doba, čije je ime upisano na zvono. Rođendan bi se trebao obilježiti noćnom projekcijom teksta na tornju: 'Sretan rođendan, Big Ben, 150 godina, 1859-2009.' Toranj sa satom dovršen je 1859. nakon izgradnje Westminsterske palače kao zamjene za parlament stradao u požaru 1834. Prvo zvono izliveno je 1856, ali je sljedeće godine puklo tijekom isprobavanja. Drugo zvono, teško 13,7 tona, izliveno je 10. travnja 1858. i trebalo je 30 sati da ga se podigne u toranj. No doživjelo je istu nesreću - napuklo je u rujnu 1859. Nakon četverogodišnje tišine postavljen je manji bat koji udara u neoštećeni dio zvona i proizvodi karakterističan zvuk Big Bena. - Sviđa vam se članak? Preporučite ga prijateljima putem ovih servisa: Pošaljite mailom