The Big Ben

Hello my name is Dany Ribeiro Alves i am eightenn yeaosold.

Curently, I am a high school student in  Xavier Mallet which is located at Le Teil.

Today i am going to speek of Big ben

INTRO BIG BEN

Big ben is a Tower with a bell wéiz 14 tons, who located at London in the Palace of Westminster.  

The official name of the big ben is the clock tower.

(over) although it was renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012 for inaugurated the Diamond Jubilee  of Elizabeth II                two thousand twelf

It was the largest bell in the World during 23 years

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The tower is a British cultural icon recognised all over the world.

It is one of the most prominent symbols of the United Kingdom

 The tower is on renovation since 21 August 2017, until 2020. Tweenty

The bells must be silent during the works.

SOMAIRE

In first time, I will speak the description of big ben

To continue i will speak of architect

After i will speak about the construction

Finally I give my opinon about big ben ----

DESCRIPTION

I am going to speak now of description

Once completed in 1859,

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The bell rang for the first time on May 31, 1859.

The height of the tower is 96 meters with 335 steps

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The mechanism of the clock weighs five tons and the hammer weight 200 kilos

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the base is square, measuring 12 meters.

The dials of the clock, measuring 7 meters in diameter.

ARCHTECT

now i'm going to talk about the architects of big ben

There is Charles Barry born in May 23, 1795. and There is Augustus Pugin born in March 1, 1812.

They are of the architects of the nineteenth century, known for have was the architects of the monument big ben

Why big ben represents London?

When we think of London, the image that comes to mind is Big Ben

This is one of the symbols of the British Parliament

It is the most famous monument of the united kingdom.

Thus, London has a very famous monument.

Big Ben is simply the most famous clock in the world

Thus, for all the elements cited Big Ben represents London

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