25 Jan 2011

Story of Big Ben

Watches Review Center Report: East of the parliament building in the UK there is a 85 meter high Gothic architecture, the roof in its place a giant clock, which is world-famous Big Ben clock tower Thames.Bell's designers named Benjamin. That year, lawmakers called for the bell of the debate was full, not a name to get the majority of people.

Later, Mr casually said one sentence: "Bell is the Benjamin design, it is called Big Ben!" Getting remark, many people laughed and said: "This is a serious clock tower, a sign of future construction will be our , how can such a hasty name? is a name that does not mean our garden so simple, right? "


However, it is blurted out such a simple name, along with this famous building, through the centuries of wind and rain.

Big Ben's simple, not only in its name, and also in the tone is on. At that time, world-class Swiss watch manufacturers the accuracy of this super giant bell to go, he did not point to grasp, therefore all of them back away. Under the British, Benjamin bold undertaking the project.

When he was not allowed to take the method to solve a very simple pendulum is in place or remove an old penny. Large machinery and complex systems, a little old penny, actually played a "skillfully deflected the question" role. Simple, so tone is easier. And its time, the world famous Big Ben.

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