Big Ben chimes in 150th birthday
The bell in St Stephen’s Tower of the Westminster Palace – Big Ben – celebrates its 150th birthday today – it was on 11th July 1859 when it struck its first hour.
A giant birthday message is to be projected on to the tower to mark 150 years since the first ringing of Big Ben, the BBC reports. The message reading “Happy Birthday Big Ben, 150 years, 1859 – 2009″, will be beamed on to the tower after sunset.
The first bell cracked under testing two years before the tower was built and its replacement only lasted two months before it also cracked. For the following four years Big Ben remained silent until repairs and modifications were made.
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