Презентация, доклад на тему Биг Бен

listen Big Ben. But, what exactly is Big Ben? Most people think that Big Ben is the tall clock tower that stands above the House of Parliament. Well no! Big Ben is not the clock tower. It is one of the four huge bells inside the tower. The tower is 98 metres high. The bell inside the tower is 14 tons. The clock on the tower is also huge. Each of the four clockfaces is 7 metres wide. The hour hands are about 3 metres long and the minute hands are 4 metres long.

is better known by the name 'Big Ben'.

the Great Bell was:
named after Sir Benjamin Hall, First Commissioner for Works 1855-1858
named after Ben Caunt, a champion heavyweight boxer of the 1850s
The first theory is thought to be the most likely.
The name 'Big Ben' is often associated with the Elizabeth Tower and the Great Clock as well as the Great Bell. It was to the Great Bell that the name originally was given.

The Great Bell - Big Ben

1859. At first, it wouldn't work as the cast-iron minute hands were too heavy. Once they were replaced by lighter copper hands, it successfully began keeping time on 31 May 1859. It was not long before the chimes of the Great Bell, also known as Big Ben, joined in.