Uhambo London: Uphi uBig Ben?

Namuhla ayikho umuntu akazi lapho uBig Ben, isondo Ferris "London Eye" noma Trafalgar Square. Kodwa bambalwa abantu bayaqaphela ukuthi igama edumile emhlabeni wonke isicwebezelisi esivimba amanzi wanikeza elitholakala ngaphakathi kwalo. Ubukhulu bayo elingamamitha amabili ukuphakama futhi cishe ezintathu amamitha amabili ububanzi nesisindo esingamathani 13.5.

Kuvela elinye iqiniso elithakazelisayo wukuthi ukuqala esemthethweni isikhathi kufike uNyaka Omusha emhlabeni wonke lithi England. UBig Ben, ogama iziteleka ihora ngalinye osakaza esiteshini sakhe somsakazo i-BBC, uqala Countdown izinsimbi. Futhi igalelo lokuqala isando zizofana imizuzwana yokuqala amahora entsha.

Njengazo zonke izinto of England, uBig Ben ingaphansi iziphathimandla eduze Ukuvikelwa. Ukuze uthole kuya phezulu embhoshongweni, Uzodlula 334 izinyathelo ewumngcingo ezitebhisini Kuvunguza emise. Nokho, izivakashi azivunyelwe ngaphakathi umbhoshongo. Izikhathi eziningana evikini lonke indlela ngokuphelele ukuzohlola gcoba.

Ukuze izandla phezu iwashi babe ekujaheni, futhi ningafikelwa ngasekupheleni, ukunyakaza kwabo ilawulwa zemali amadala aseBrithani. Kanjani? elula kakhulu. Omunye penny wabeka phezu pendulum, ngesivinini ukusebenza kwawo ku imizuzwana emibili nengxenye amahora angu-24. Ngokwesibonelo, inombolo ezihlukahlukene zezinhlamvu zemali ungakwazi ukufinyelela ukunemba ngisho nangemva esikhathini esingangeminyaka eyikhulu nengxenye.

Palace of Westminster, lapho uBig Ben yayakhiwe loMfula iThames. Umbhoshongo liphuma phezu London ngesikhathi ibambene 98 amamitha. Amaqoqo ezinombolo zenziwa waseBirmingham Itshe Eliyigugu, esisogwini emagumbini omane omhlaba. imicibisholo elikhulu usakaze ithusi, futhi ezincane - yensimbi inkatho. Kuwo lo nyaka, lolu thi ihlanganisa ibanga 190 amakhilomitha.

Umlando waleli lesikhumbuzo yezakhiwo waqala eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-160 edlule. Ngo 1844 umakhi Charlz Berri wathumela isicelo ePhalamende ngoba uxhaso olwengeziwe ukuze kwakhiwe amahora. Ngokusho umqondo wakhe umbhoshongo le St kukaStefanu, lapho kukhona uBig Ben, kwakufanele avele iwashi elikhulu kakhulu nge insimbi olusindayo kanye indlela enembile kakhulu.

aphikisane nokusetshenziswa kobuchwepheshe iphrojekthi enzeke ku angeke abohle ingakapheli iminyaka emihlanu. izinkinga okusha wabonakala ngesikhathi lapho-ke kwakudingekile ukuba sizishaye insimbi. Ngokusemthethweni, igama wathola egameni induna owayeneminyaka Bendzhamin Holl, abathwala isidlaliso uBig Ben ngenxa amanoni sibalo. Eminye imithombo bathi insimbi yaqanjwa owaphila isikhathi zeNdlovukazi uVictoria boxer futhi umsubathi Benjamin Bala.

Kokuqendwa isakhiwo yezakhiwo waba uphawu lokuhlala kokusa zoMbuso WaseBrithani. Ikhumbule kule lenziwe emibhalweni Latin ngasesinqeni se ngamunye Ukudayela kanye azungezwe we umbhoshongo, okudumisa Queen iNkosi uNkulunkulu. Okwamanje, lokhu cishe lapho zibona lezi zindawo liyabonakala kakhulu e-England.

By the way, namuhla kuyoba lesifanele ukubuza "iphi Elizabeth Tower" esikhundleni "ikuphi uBig Ben." Into wukuthi ekwindla ka 2012 wenziwe isinqumo esigunyaza ukuqanjwa kabusha. Kwakubhapathizwa ukugubha iminyaka engu-sixtieth wokubusa Elizabeth II. I nameplate entsha yethulwa ngesikhathi kuvulwa ngokusemthethweni ngoSepthemba 12. Nakuba ngokuqinisekile izivakashi, kwathi nabomdabu bakule ndawo kuyoba umbhoshongo insimbi isikhathi eside ushayele uBig Ben.