This bell came originally from the old Palace of Westminster,
it was given to the Dean of St. Paul's by William III.
Before returning to Westminster to hang in its
present home, it was refashioned in Whitechapel in 1858.
The BBC first broadcast the chimes on the
31st December 1923 - there is a microphone in the turret
connected to Broadcasting House.
It has been the seat of British government
and the living quarters of monarchs,
the site of renown political intrigue,
and the repository of the Crown Jewels.
The City of London
The City extends over an area of about
2.6 square kilometres in the heart of London.
It is the financial centre of the UK with many banks,
offices and Stock Exchange. But the City
is also a market for goods of almost every kind,
from all parts of the world.
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