Dreaming of Big Ben London
by Weston Westmoreland
Title
Dreaming of Big Ben London
Artist
Weston Westmoreland
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Photograph - Photograph
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Dreaming of Big Ben. London, UK.
Surreal view of Big Ben from the other bank across the river Thames, with the Parliament to the left and Westminster Bridge to the right. The real name of this building is Elisabeth Tower but everybody knows it by the name of its biggest bell, Big Ben.
The tower was designed in neo-Gothic style. When completed in 1859, its clock was the largest and most accurate four-faced striking and chiming clock in the world. The tower stands 316 feet tall, and the climb from ground level to the belfry is 334 steps. Its base is square, measuring 40 feet on each side. Dials of the clock are 22.5 feet in diameter. All four nations of the UK are represented on the tower on shields featuring a rose for England, thistle for Scotland, shamrock for Ireland, and leek for Wales.
Big Ben is the largest of the tower's five bells and weighs 13.5 long tons. It was the largest bell in the United Kingdom for 23 years.
The tower is a British cultural icon recognized all over the world. It is one of the most prominent symbols of the United Kingdom and parliamentary democracy.
More images from London one copy-paste away at my gallery https://weston-westmoreland.pixels.com/collections/london
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September 19th, 2022
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