Презентация на тему по английскому языку Big Ben

the most famous landmarks in the world. It is

the clock tower. The name Big Ben is often used to describe the clock tower that is part of the Palace of Westminster.

Officially "Big Ben" does not refer to the clock tower but instead to the huge thirteen ton Great Bell located at the top of the 320-foot-high tower.

It was called St Stephen's Tower by Victorian journalists.

They referred to anything to do with the House of Commons as news from 'St Stephens', as originally MP's used to sit in St Stephen's Hall.

on the banks of the River Thames on the

north side of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London.

bell has the following measurements:
9'-0" diameter, 7'-6" high, and

weighs 13 tons 10 cmts 3 qtrs 15lbs (13,760 Kg)

chimes every 15 minutes and the sound can be

heard for a radius of up to 5 miles.

world's largest four-faced chiming clock.
The four faces of the

clock are 55 meters above ground.

diameter.

The hour hand is 9 ft (2.7m) long, and

the minute hand is 14 ft (4.3m) long.

The pendulum is 3.9m long, weighs 300Kg and beats once every 2 seconds.

Year celebrations in the United Kingdom, with radio and

TV stations tuning to its chimes to welcome the start of the year.

are broadcast to mark the 11th hour of the

11th day of the 11th month.