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BIG BEN in London
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This is 'BIG ben', the clock and bell in the clock tower at 'Houses of Parliament' in London. The Clock Tower (Big Ben): Facts and figures The Tower Height: 96 metres (314 feet) Steps to lantern room: 393 (visitors climb 334 steps to the belfry) Stone: 850 cubic metres Brickwork: 2600 cubic metres The Clock Clock faces: 4 Clock face diameter: 7m Glass in clock faces: 312 separate pieces in each Illumination: 28,55 watt energy saving lamps, with 60,000 life hours Minute hands: 4.2m long, 100 kilograms in weight, made of copper - travel a distance equal to 190 kilometres a year. Hour hands: 2.74m long, 300 kgs in weight, made of gun metal. Clock mechanism Weight: 5 tonnes Pendulum Length: 3.9m Beats: Every two seconds Weight: 300kgs Double Three-Legged Gravity Escapement mechanism: Invented by Edmund Denison to keep the clock accurate. The Bell Real name: The Great Bell Weight: 13.5 tonnes First bell cracked: 1857 Replaced by new bell: 1859 Diameter: 2.7m Height: 2.2m Hammer weight: 200kgs
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BIG BEN in London
Description:
This is 'BIG ben', the clock and bell in the clock tower at 'Houses of Parliament' in London. The Clock Tower (Big Ben): Facts and figures The Tower Height: 96 metres (314 feet) Steps to lantern room: 393 (visitors climb 334 steps to the belfry) Stone: 850 cubic metres Brickwork: 2600 cubic metres The Clock Clock faces: 4 Clock face diameter: 7m Glass in clock faces: 312 separate pieces in each Illumination: 28,55 watt energy saving lamps, with 60,000 life hours Minute hands: 4.2m long, 100 kilograms in weight, made of copper - travel a distance equal to 190 kilometres a year. Hour hands: 2.74m long, 300 kgs in weight, made of gun metal. Clock mechanism Weight: 5 tonnes Pendulum Length: 3.9m Beats: Every two seconds Weight: 300kgs Double Three-Legged Gravity Escapement mechanism: Invented by Edmund Denison to keep the clock accurate. The Bell Real name: The Great Bell Weight: 13.5 tonnes First bell cracked: 1857 Replaced by new bell: 1859 Diameter: 2.7m Height: 2.2m Hammer weight: 200kgs
Author:
mkzxcvbnm
Tags:
big, ben, clock, houses, of, parliament, visit, london, palace, westminster,
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