Unit4HISTORYANDTRADITIONS大本钟是伦敦英国议会大厦的大钟的昵称
这个名字是为了纪念本杰明·霍尔爵士,1856年他负责大本钟的建造工作,持续了三年
现在大本钟已成为英国和伦敦的标志
BigBenisthenicknameforthegreatbelloftheclockinLondon
ThenamewasgiveninhonorofSirBenjaminHall,whowasinchargeoftheworkwhenthebellwasbuiltin1856
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TheclockhasbecomealandmarkoftheUnitedKingdomandLondon,particularlyinthevisualmedia
WhenatelevisionorfilmmakerwishestoquicklyshowanonUKaudienceacertainlocationinBritain,apopularwaytodosoistoshowanimageoftheClockTower
TheClockTowerisafocusofNewYearcelebrationsintheUnitedKingdom,withradioandTVstationstuningtoitschimestowelcomethestartoftheyear
LondonerswholiveaproperdistancefromtheClockTowerandBigBencan,bymeansoflisteningtothechimesbothliveandontheradioortelevision,hearthebellstrikethirteentimesonNewYear'sEve
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