After a five-year restoration project, the world-famous ringer is back with a bong.
LONDON - Getting up close to Big Ben requires earplugs, and ear defenders over them to be safe. When the 13.7-tonne bell sounds, the vibration hits you in the chest.
They are two of the few occasions that Big Ben and his partners have rung since 2017, along with New Year's Eve, when Britain left the European Union in 2021, and the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in September. "The bell's sounded through wars, and you try and imagine what this bell's actually seen -- 160 years of development."
"You used to be able to hear this on a quiet night up to 15 miles away," Westworth said, as a chill wind whistled through the belfry.The five-year restoration involved cleaning and repainting each of the five bells' hammers and arms. The bells themselves stayed in place.
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