Brief introduction of London bell tower

Big Ben, one of the famous landmarks in the British capital London, celebrated its 15 1 birthday on April.

The founder of Big Ben, Bell Foundry in Whitechapel, England, announced the birthday of Big Ben 15 1. In April 1858, 10, the white church bell foundry cast this big clock. Big Ben, weighing 13.7 tons, is the largest work of Whitechapel Bell Foundry so far. Mike Backhaus, the business director of Whitechapel Clock Foundry, said that it was no easy task for craftsmen in the19th century to cast this giant clock. Backhaus explained: "At that time, the main technical challenge was how to keep more than 65,438+03 tons of steel strong after being cast into a big clock to avoid being broken or inaccurate."

1859, Big Ben rang for the first time, and it has been ringing every hour since then, and it has been with Londoners. The Whitechapel Bell Foundry plans to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Big Ben's "First Bell"1next year.

Since the successful installation, Big Ben has been running continuously. Except for the occasional "quiet" due to weather, mechanical failure or unexpected circumstances, it has only been rebuilt four times, namely 1934, 1956, 1990 and 2007.

Big Ben witnessed the history of Britain for a century and a half and became a symbol of peace of mind and reliability in people's minds. As a symbol of London, Big Ben has been electrocuted many times and made guest appearances in the films Thirty-nine Steps, 10 1 Dalmatian and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

During World War II, Big Ben became a symbol of Britain's resistance to German Nazi attacks. In a recent poll, Big Ben was rated as the most popular building by many British people.