Big Ben, es domāju, ka tev tas noteikti jāzina! Saskaņā ar nesen veikto aptauju Bigbens ir tūristu iecienītākais ceļojumu galamērķis Apvienotajā Karalistē un Londonas ikoniskākais orientieris. Tomēr cik daudz jūs par to zināt? Vai esat iepazinies ar tās vēsturisko stāstu un saistītajiem datiem? Man šķiet, ka jums būtu jāzina dažas ļoti interesantas lietas. Ļaujiet man šodien būt jūsu Big Ben ceļvedim!
Let's start with the name. Most people are used to using Big Ben to refer to the clock and the tower. In fact, Big Ben refers to the largest clock (there are four other small, unnamed clocks inside the tower). I made a mistake like this at the beginning! It is no longer known how the name 'Big Ben' came from in the first place. Some people think it was named after a British engineer and politician Benjamin Hall (very tall), while others think it was named after a heavyweight boxer Benjamin Conte, who was named after the British engineer and politician. Big Ben won a tournament when it caused widespread controversy in London. The real name of Big Ben is actually called 'Elizabeth Tower', which was renamed after the 'Clock Tower' in 2012. However, the nickname 'Big Ben Bell' is now clearly better remembered and spread more widely (just like 'Little Man Waist' for the Canton Tower and 'Big Pants' for the new CCTV building...)
This big clock is 2.28 meters high (over 7 feet) and 2.75 meters wide (9 feet). Yes, you read that right, the width of the clock is greater than the height! It weighs about 13.5 tons, which is almost the weight of an elephant! The tower on which this big clock is located is called the 'bell tower' and it is about 97 meters high. It took 34 years to complete the construction. If you want to climb to the top, it has a total of 334 steps. However, this summit mission can only be achieved by a very lucky few, because it is too difficult to make an appointment for an internal visit. You can choose to watch the introduction video of Big Ben on the Internet, or take a virtual tour on the official website of the British Parliament to see the other side of Big Ben behind this clock.
Var iedomāties, ka Bigbena un pulksteņa torņa uzturēšana ir milzīgs projekts, kas prasa daudzu cilvēku saskaņotus centienus. Dažiem pulksteņu inženieriem un lielo pulksteņu īpašniekiem (lielajiem priekšniekiem) ir nepārtraukti jānodrošina, ka Big Ben pulksteņi darbojas precīzi, un jāatiestata laiks, kad iestājas vasaras laiks. Viņi trīs reizes nedēļā uzvelk Bigbenu un veic iekšējo apkopi, jo ik pa laikam tiek atiestatītas arī Bigbena spuldzes, kas uztur nakts apgaismojumu. Ik pēc pieciem gadiem ir īpaša komanda, kurai jāpaveic īpašs uzdevums: jānomazgā Bigbens. Bigbena seju tīrīšanai izmantojiet tikai ūdeni un ziepes. Viņiem jābūt īpaši uzmanīgiem, lai nesabojātu stiklu, kā arī jāpārvalda stājas līdzsvars, kā rīkoties ar šo 155{1}}gadus-veco pasaulslaveno pulksteni.
Tagad jūs zināt, kāpēc Bigbens ir tik vērtīgs un kāpēc mēs ar to tik lepojamies! Ja jums ir iespēja doties uz Londonu, jums ir jāapmeklē Bigbens. Esmu pārliecināts, ka jums tā un šī pilsēta patiks! !
