BBC5 年
Big Ben: London's iconic landmark turns 160 years old
Thursday marks the 160th anniversary of when Big Ben began striking the hour ... the chief commissioner of works in the mid-19th Century. UK Parliament / Jessica Taylor Stone masons have been ...
THE WEEK7 年
Big Ben: 10 fast facts about the Great Clock
Big Ben is to be silenced ... Another theory is that it was named after Ben Caunt, a champion heavyweight boxer. When was it made? In the mid 19th-century. The first bell was cast at Warners ...
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The Corpse Crisis In 19th-Century London Had This Man Designing A Pyramid For The Dead
In 19th-century London, finding a decent place to live was challenging. The city was growing quickly, giving way to severe overcrowding, especially in more impoverished areas. Yet, as the ...