Big Ben – the name of the largest of the six bells of Westminster Palace in London,it is often mistakenly attributed to the name of the clock and the clock tower as a whole.At the time of the casting of Big Ben was the largest and heaviest bell of the United Kingdom. In 1881 he primacy bell Big Paul. It is thought that the bell was named Big Ben in honor of Sir Benjamin Hall, the curator of the construction work. According to another version, he is named in honor of Benjamin Kaunta popular boxer in the heavyweight division. The tower was built designed by English architect Augustus Pyudzhina in 1859, the clock tower started up May 31, 1859.
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Big Ben and Tower of London.
Big Ben – the name of the largest of the six bells of Westminster Palace in London,
it is often mistakenly attributed to the name of the clock and the clock tower as a whole.
At the time of the casting of Big Ben was the largest and heaviest bell of the United
Kingdom. In 1881 he primacy bell Big Paul. It is thought that the bell was named Big
Ben in honor of Sir Benjamin Hall, the curator of the construction work. According to
another version, he is named in honor of Benjamin Kaunta popular boxer in the
heavyweight division. The tower was built designed by English architect Augustus
Pyudzhina in 1859, the clock tower started up May 31, 1859.
Big Ben and Tower of London.
The height of the tower, including the spire – 96,3 meters. The lower part of the clock
mechanist is located at a height of 55 meters. The official name until September 2012
was “The Clock Tower of Westminster Palace” in the press it is often called the Tower of
St. Stephen/ At the base of each of the four watch dials is the Latin inscription “Domine
Salvam fac Reginam nostram Victoriam primam. Along the perimeter of the tower on the
right and left of the clock, there is another phrase in – “Laus Deo”.
Big Ben and Tower of London.
Tower of
London
Big Ben and Tower of London.
Tower of London one of the main symbols of the United Kingdom, has a special place in the
history of the English nation.
Tower, Fortress, standing on the north bank of the Thames the historical center of London
and one of the oldest buildings in England. As the Duke of Edinburgh, wrote in his book
dedicated to the 900th anniversary of the Tower, "in its history, the Tower of London was a
fortress, a palace, a repository of royal jewels, arsenal, mint, prison, observatory, zoo, place
attracts tourists" .Osnovanie Fortress Tower attributed to William I.
Big Ben and Tower of London.
After the Norman conquest of England, William I began to build
defensive castles to intimidate the conquered AngloSaxons. One of the
biggest in 1078, he became the Tower. Later, when the new king of
England ordered the whitewash building, it was called the White Tower
or White Tower.
Big Ben and Tower of London.
In the XVII century England and the Tower at some time in the hands of Oliver Cromwell
and the Parliamentarians, but after the throne was again erected Karl II, Tower Prison
especially not replenished. Although the Tower were thrown thousands of prisoners, only
five women and two men were beheaded in the fortress, which saved them from the
shame of a public execution. Three of these women were queens is Anne Boleyn,
Catherine Howard and Jane Grey, on the throne lasted only nine days. Most of the other
killings mostly decapitation took place on the nearby hill of the Tower, where a huge
crowd of fans flocked to such sights. Beheading put on a stake and put on public display
on London Bridge as a warning to others. In 1747, at Tower Hill was the last beheading.
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At the beginning of the XIII
century, John Lackland contained
in the Tower lions. However, the
royal menagerie arose when the
successor of John Henry III
received a gift from sonand the
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II
of Hohenstaufen three leopards,
polar bear and elephant. Although
the animals were kept for the
amusement of the king and his
retinue, once the whole of London
has witnessed a unique
spectacle, when a bear on a
leash rushed into the Thames to
catch fish. Over time, the zoo has
added a large number of exotic
animals, and in the days of
Elizabeth I was open to visitors. In
the 1830s, the zoo in the Tower
was abolished, and the animal
was transferred to a new zoo,
which opened in London's
Regent's Park.
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Today the Tower of London one of the
main attractions of the UK. He has not
changed since the days proshlogoV
present the main building of the Tower
museum and armory, which holds the
treasures of the British Crown; officially still
considered one of the royal residences. In
the Tower there are also a number of
private apartments, which are home to
basically wait staff and distinguished
guests.
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