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LONDON-- Big Ben will fall silent next week in London as a major restoration project gets underway. The bongs of the iconic bell will be stopped on Aug. 21 to protect workers during a four-year ...
British Parliament officials say they will review plans to silence Big Ben during four years of repairs after politicians criticized the lengthy muting of the beloved bell.The bongs of the iconic ...
The Big Ben in London’s Great Clock of Westminster failed to produce its famous "bong" after it stopped ticking for the second time in a week, according to the British Broadcasting Corp. The ...
Big Ben will fall silent next week for four years as “major conservation works” are carried out on the tower which houses the bell, UK Parliament announced Monday. The chimes emanating from ...
A rare look inside London's Big Ben 39 photos. LONDON -- It's so long to Big Ben's bongs -- at least temporarily.. British officials announced Monday that the famous bell of Parliament will fall ...
Elizabeth Tower, which houses the Big Ben bell, at the Houses of Parliament is reflected in a bus window in London, Tuesday, April 26, 2016. Officials say the chimes of Britain's Big Ben bell will ...
During its 150-year history, the bell known as Big Ben has remained a faithful part of the ever-changing London landscape — its chimes have marked every hour and have rung in holidays such as ...
LONDON — Big Ben's iconic bell sounded the hour for the last time Monday before it went silent for nearly four years of repair work. After 12 deep bongs at noon (7 a.m. ET), the bell began its ...
Big Ben’s Bongs Will Soon Ring Out Again Across London Next to the Houses of Parliament, the tower that houses the enormous bell has been undergoing renovation since 2017. Share full article ...
All faces of the Houses of Parliament’s clock tower will be put back for the first time in five years. Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle and Big Ben (UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor ...
Ben Roethlisberger visited London and met the real Big Ben. Was Parliament there? Yes, yes they were.