Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The second "Big Ben" (centre) and the Quarter Bells from The Illustrated News of the World, 4 December 1858 Big Ben. The main bell, officially known as the "Great Bell" but better known as Big Ben, is the largest bell in the tower and part of the Great Clock of Westminster. It sounds an E-natural. [75]
English: The Great Clock is wound three times a week. First, the auto-winding mechanism is set. This winds the striking train and the chiming train. Then the winding handle is attached to the going train.
The Elizabeth Tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, commonly referred to as Big Ben, is a famous striking clock. A striking clock is a clock that sounds the hours audibly on a bell, gong, or other audible device. In 12-hour striking, used most commonly in striking clocks today, the clock strikes once at 1:00 am, twice at 2:00 am ...
Benjamin Todd Roethlisberger Sr. (/ ˈ r ɒ θ l ɪ s b ɜːr ɡ ər / ROTH-liss-BUR-gur; born March 2, 1982), nicknamed "Big Ben", is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
It was performed in the shadow of Big Ben in Central Hall Westminster in Central London. The concert was broadcast live on BBC One from 23:15 to 00:30. [1] [2] From around 23:59 to 00:10, the show paused for the chimes of the Big Ben in the New Year countdown and the firework display in London. The band returned with after the fireworks ended.
In 1945 a British intelligence officer was interrogating a high Nazi official. He asked him why he thought Germany lost the war. His reply was, “During the war, you had a secret weapon for which we could find no counter measure, which we did not understand, but it was very powerful. It was associated with the striking of the Big Ben each evening.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate
2013–14 NHK BSP Outbreak Company: 12 Japan 2013 Traditional Phi Brain: Puzzle of God 3: 25: Japan 2013–14 Traditional Photo Kano: 13 Japan 2013 Traditional Pic-lele ~Mezase! Ukulele Picnic in Hawaii~ 12 Japan 2013–14 Tokyo MX: Flash Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live: 51: Japan 2013–14 Traditional Problem Children Are Coming from Another World ...