Quando ero libero / When i was free (Westminster, London, United Kingdom)

            Regno Unito, Londra, Westminster, Estate 2013

Il Big Ben è il soprannome della grande campana dell'orologio all'estremità nord del Palazzo di Westminster a Londra e di solito si riferisce sia all'orologio che alla torre. La torre fu progettata in stile neogotico e fu completata nel 1859. Si erge a 96 metri di altezza e i quadranti dell'orologio hanno un diametro di 7,0 metri. Il Big Ben è la più grande delle cinque campane e pesa 13,7 tonnellate. È stata la più grande campana del Regno Unito per 23 anni. L'orologio utilizza il suo meccanismo originale vittoriano, ma un motore elettrico può essere utilizzato come backup. Il 21 agosto 2017, sulla torre è iniziato un programma quadriennale di lavori di ristrutturazione che prevedono l'aggiunta di un ascensore. Ci sono anche piani per ridipingere l'orologio. Con alcune eccezioni, come la vigilia di Capodanno e la domenica del ricordo, le campane saranno silenziose fino al completamento dei lavori  nel 2020.

Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London and is usually extended to refer to both the clock and the clock tower. The tower was designed in a neo-gothic style and it was completed in 1859. It stands 96 m tall, and the dials of the clock are 7.0 m in diameter.  Big Ben is the largest of five bells and weighs 13.7 tonnes. It was the largest bell in the United Kingdom for 23 years. The clock uses its original Victorian mechanism, but an electric motor can be used as a backup. On 21 August 2017, a four-year schedule of renovation works began on the tower, which are to include the addition of a lift. There are also plans to re-glaze and repaint its dials. With a few exceptions, such as New Year's Eve and Remembrance Sunday, the bells are to be silent until the work has been completed in the 2020s.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / London / Whitehall (show map)

Taken on: June 1, 2013

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Camera: Canon EOS 60D, f/14.0, 1/125 sec, 32mm, ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

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