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The objective of the ongoing renovation is to make upgrades to the facilities and to ensure it is in functional condition to serve future generations. There is the on-going renovation of the Elizabeth Tower, which is expected to stop in three years.

The 150th anniversary of the tower was celebrated on May 31, 2009. During Parliament sessions, the clock faces are illuminated with a unique light. The numbers on the clock are 23inches long, which makes them visible from far. Each clock dial is said to have 312 pieces of glass. The dials of the clock each measure 23 feet in diameter and the minute hand is about 14 feet and weighs about 220 pounds. The tower has a square base measuring 39 feet. The designer of the Elizabeth Tower was Augustus Pugin using neo-gothic style and reaches 315 feet tall, and to get to the belfry, the climb is 334 steps. A generic location by film-makers or television programs show images of the tower from Whitehall, with the tower in the background, and this is often pictured with double-decked buses on the foreground. Big Ben was a common phrase used at the time to refer to the heaviest person in a given group.īig Ben is located on the northern end of the Palace of Westminster in Central London. The two men, Sir Hall and Caunt, were big men. One theory links it to Sir Benjamin Hall, who was the first commissioner of works, and second links to Benjamin Caunt, who was a champion boxer at that time. It is not clear on the origin of the name Big Ben however, there are two theories. The bell of the clock weighs an astonishing 13 tons. The tower has a clock with four faces and illuminates at night. This is the same bell that hangs in the tower to date. However, the bell was modified to include a lighter hammer (the apparatus that strikes the bell to produce noise) in 1859.

#BIGBEN PARLIAMENT CRACKED#

A new bell was fitted in 1858, though it cracked yet again in 1859. However, the bell inside the tower cracked due to its massive weight. Although the term is colloquially used to refer to the area housing both the Houses of Parliament and the Elizabeth Tower, the name 'Big Ben' only refers to the bell within the clock tower, and not the clock tower itself. Roethlisberger has shown he has the talent to lead his team to a championship, but like any team, he'll need the complimentary pieces around him.īig Ben Roethlisberger outside Big Ben in London ahead of the game at Wembley in September! /bNrrEO67Uoīen Roethlisberger pictured outside Big Ben in London ahead of the game at Wembley in September Ben is one of the most famous of all London landmarks. The Steelers lacked a consistent running back, which was exaggerated by inconsistent run blocking.

That's three more rings for Roethlisberger, whose Steelers are looking to rebound from an 8-8- season in 2012.īig Ben is technically the name of the bell inside Elizabeth Tower, but Big Ben got a bell this offseason when the Steelers drafted workhorse running back Le'Veon Bell in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

What motivates QB 'I want to pass Terry Bradshaw by getting more Super Bowl wins. What's more revealing is Roethlisberger's response to London media, asking him what motivates him today. Required, as far as a story regarding the Steelers quarterback posing for photos in front of the 150-year-old clock and tower are concerned. That's a dumb and easy joke, but a required one nonetheless. They got stuck in a roundabout, with Lauten pointing out Big Ben, held in Elizabeth Tower right outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was with team communications coordinator Burt Lauten in London, filming promos for the Steelers' Week 4 game against the Minnesota Vikings.

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