One of the first iconic structures that we will see is the London Eye! And after that we move on:
Big Ben and the House of Parliament
The Big Ben is the nickname of the
big clock in the Palace of Westminster in London. The tower is often called the
Clock tower or the Big Ben but the actual tower is called Elizabeth tower since
2012 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee, the tower is around 96 m high. The clock
is one of the heaviest clocks in the world. The Big Ben was named after the
politician Benjamin Hall who came up with the idea to build the tower and
because Benjamin was quite large he had the nickname Big Ben so they named the
clock after him. Currently the hour work in the tower is undergoing maintenance.
On the 21th of August the restauration started and is expected to take around 4
years and cost around 6,5 million, the restauration was much needed and if they
didn’t do it the clock would have been completely broken and they would have
paid around 40 million to fully restore it.
The Palace of Westminster is the
meeting place of the House of Common and the House of Lords, the two houses of
the Parliament of the United kingdom. Better known as the Houses of Parliament
after its occupants, the palace lies on the north bank of the River Thame in
the city of Westminster which is located in central London. The name is derived
from the neighbouring Westminster Abbey. It may refer to either two structures:
the Old Palace, a medieval building complex destroyed by fire in 1834, and its
replacement the New Palace that still stands today. It is owned by the monarch
in right of the Crown and for ceremonial proposes, retains its original status
as a royal residence. The building is managed by committees appointed by both
houses, which report to the Speaker of the House of Commons and the Lord
Speaker. The Palace is one of the centres of
political life in the United Kingdom.
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