The Westminster Quarters is now the most popular tune for church bells and can be heard all over the country. Britains most photographed landmark is to be silenced for up to four years due to restoration work, parliamentary authorities announced on Monday (August 14). Where else can you hear the Westminster chimes? Repair work begins on the tower housing Big Ben. With the clock face recently emerging from the tower’s scaffolding which has encased the famous landmark for the last few years, Londoners were excited to hear Big Ben’s bell chime again as a new year began in 2022.Īt midnight on New Year's Day, the bell was struck 12 times using a temporary drive mechanism, which replicates the chime created by the original Victorian mechanism which drops a hammer on the bell ever 4.5 seconds.īig Ben and the four quarter bells are set to resume sounding the famous daily ‘Westminster Quarters’ melody and resonant bongs using the original mechanism in Spring 2022. A view of the popular London landmark, the clock tower known as Big Ben, showing 3pm as the time set against a blue and cloudy sky. Big ben icons - 39 Free Big ben icons Download PNG & SVG Popular Styles. Why did Big Ben ‘bong’ on New Year’s Day? 74,744 big ben stock photos, vectors, and illustrations are available royalty-free.
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