London's iconic Big Ben won't chime for four years
London's Big Ben could be silenced until 2021, as workers repair and update the massive clock that has chimed over the city for the past 157 years. It's been working since Abraham Lincoln was president, through six monarchs and through the German blitz of WWII. Charlie D'Agata reports.
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4 years to add a place to make tea? Alrighty then
@edwardianbananas6083
6 жыл бұрын
did you forget the renovating and elevator
@Thunor93
5 жыл бұрын
I understand that ...but do they really need a tea room... Thays just bunkers.... I like my tea but thats a little much ... But okay then.
London without Big Ben is like Paris without the Eiffel Tower.
@raflamar4146
5 жыл бұрын
London without Big Bens song is like Notre Dame after the fire
@stephensnell1379
4 жыл бұрын
Exactly but it will chime again from 2021 onwards
@michaellovely6601
4 жыл бұрын
@@stephensnell1379 At least there is only a year left until Big Ben starts chiming again. In regards to the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris; I have an idea to prevent another fire from devastating this Parisian icon: during the reconstruction work at Notre Dame; one of the tasks on the list should be this: design and install a sprinkler system. While some might say that the sprinkler heads wouldn't blend in with the interior aesthetics of the cathedral; I have a solution to that: design the sprinkler heads to look like the heads of gargoyles. And because Notre Dame is located on the Île de la Cité; the sprinkler system will have an endless supply of water from the Seine River. Also; I believe that there should be fire extinguishers located throughout the cathedral and the clergy should be trained in knowing where the fire extinguishers are located as well as undergo training in how to use the fire extinguishers.
@danjak797
3 жыл бұрын
I agre
@SD-cz7ep
2 жыл бұрын
@@michaellovely6601 well now its not till spring 2022. I live in the UK and ive been following the scaffolding update for about a year. You can see about half the tower currently
There's currently nowhere to make a cup of tea in the clock tower??? Goodness me!!!!! How have the British survived this long????????
@monix3733
6 жыл бұрын
How is there cheeseburger land in the White House how are Americans surviving
@Nautical_Parsnip
6 жыл бұрын
My British friends out their may call me a heathen but I like my mixed berry flavored iced tea (i'm american)
@hundjager023
6 жыл бұрын
Monix hahaha
@lotsofdoggos7193
6 жыл бұрын
Fablewolf impure
@michaelhamblyn4563
6 жыл бұрын
(sigh) STEREOTYPES
1:26 BEST PART OF THE VIDEO PEOPLE
@RCGameEdits
3 жыл бұрын
Tea ☕
@RCGameEdits
3 жыл бұрын
Mmmmm tea ☕
its so insane that its ALMOST FOUR years. August 21st 2021 is the 4th year mark. Insane how fast times flies
This is pretty devastating news for tourists visiting London because not only will Big Ben be silent but the Elizabeth Tower that houses the great bell and the clock face will be shrouded in scaffolding. I was in London recently and it seemed that the two iconic landmarks that people wanted to photograph the most were Big Ben and Tower Bridge. Fortunately, Tower Bridge is still up and running and looks magnificent. Even without Big Ben I can recommend London. It is a magnificent city to visit.
@stephensnell1379
4 жыл бұрын
If the bells didn't get silenced it would deafen the workers doing the repairs both inside and outside of the clock tower
@DrewBrees7249
Жыл бұрын
@@stephensnell1379 yea they are right next to the clock face
A lot of tourists think that the clock tower is called Big Ben.
@duncanhw
2 жыл бұрын
A lot of locals think the tower isn't, but en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pars_pro_toto en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Ben
@kobyschechter8163
7 күн бұрын
Big Ben is the BELL. The tower is the “Elizabeth Tower” named after the one and only Queen Elizabeth II.
.its not going to be totally silenced .it will still bong on.new years eve and remembrance Sunday in.november. and its now only 3,years to go..time flies
Won't ring until I graduate. Damn.
You've earned it, Ben.
It takes 4 years to put in a kettle
looking forwards to next's year.
The world are shocked.
@bj0rk
6 жыл бұрын
Ronaldo Vila *is
@johnjaydempster9260
6 жыл бұрын
Ronaldo Vila ano 😭😭😭
@baconsarny500
6 жыл бұрын
Ronaldo Vila pplnbgn
@ronniescerri4111
6 жыл бұрын
*is
@ronniescerri4111
6 жыл бұрын
Dangerous woman i weren't copying you
Londen has now actually fallen. : (
They could at least play a recording of the chimes over loudspeaker until the repairs are completed.
I imagine on the day that Big Ben chimes again for the first time after 5 years there will be a large crowd with their phones and after the last chime on the hour there will be a thunderous applause to welcome the bell back.
Queen Elizabeth literally died on a Thursday and I live in Australia but, I moved to London❤😊
I'm British and think it's ridiculous that they have to put in a place to have tea 😂 I don't even like tea
@hundjager023
6 жыл бұрын
Teh Robloxian is you’re English you say lifts not elevators
@bj0rk
6 жыл бұрын
Rebecca 1501 So colour, flavour, ect have a "u"? Yess!!!!
@rebeccab1501
6 жыл бұрын
Dangerous woman yes they do
@rebeccab1501
6 жыл бұрын
Dangerous woman I'm sorry but that didn't even have any relevance to my comment
@Hellouser328
2 жыл бұрын
Same
Alright, it’s been 4 years. Let’s hear this big boy chime.
Only a little more than a year left.
BETTER BE BONGING FOR NEW YEAR
Does that mean 2017 was the last new for it to chime midnight on New Year’s Day for 4 years?
@Yasin_2312
3 жыл бұрын
No it comes in Remembrance Day and New Years
Why would you try to film a clip of footage at 9:59.30? Was it unclear what would happen?
They could have installed some speakers to emulate the bells while on reapair if this sound means so much to the people? Would surely not have added a whole lot to the total bill.
Dangit, we are just going to london and paris and we really want to hear the big bens wonderful chime, but we cant
@Banana-do2cf
6 жыл бұрын
OmpperI _205 wow that sucks
most likely the chime will continue in 2021 T-T
How long can brits go without tea?
@jamescollins6085
6 жыл бұрын
Maddox Henry I haven't had tea in months.
@finsanimations3778
6 жыл бұрын
About 12 years
@jessycac6311
6 жыл бұрын
Hundjager 02 Hah, yeah.
@hundjager023
6 жыл бұрын
XxCoolKindGirlxX MSP what it’s true
@rebeccab1501
6 жыл бұрын
Tried it once and hated it. It's mostly the older generation that like tea most of the young generation prefer coffee
*"for four years"* Nice homonyms.
Why do people think Big Ben is the tower the tower is called Elizabeth tower and the bell is big Ben
Is it?
wait did I litterly just heard that what the 4 years until it is going to chime nooooo my favorite clock noooooooo why my favorite clock
@romeotorosyan5904
6 жыл бұрын
Dominic Subryan yeah exactly how i feel
@Nautical_Parsnip
6 жыл бұрын
We might need someone to play the song of time (if you know what i mean)
@kidvette2004
6 жыл бұрын
Dominic Subryan wow
It's the Elizabeth Tower the bell is Big Ben
It’s Been For Years
@alanartz
2 жыл бұрын
4 Years
Will the time still work or will it be shut off too
@Michfurt
6 жыл бұрын
One of the clock faces will work but the other three will not.
For me without Big Ben the city of London is ruined!
You meant to say five years
No toilet or tea but must get the tea more
4 years? How long does donald have?
@c.r.n7315
6 жыл бұрын
Echadh 7 more years friend
@sillygoose635
6 жыл бұрын
AvGeek not happening my friend
1 more year huh
Hopefully the project will include a projection of Jesus going around the tower maybe a choir boy maybe a charming prince Saving from the Dragon a princess flying about and the Chinese chimes playing in the background
I watch it in 2020, one year to go, I hope so, but because of pandemic it would takes longer
I Will miss it Next year 2020 But Its A Must ,New Lift ,,Great long Overdue for That ,But As A Tourist I Can only Say its London So much to see and be Greatful for ,,No 1 City No Question About it I Am Looking Forward to Finally Seeing the Sights and Stand On British Soil were my Family Came From A A Few Still Are ,Always Remember ,,NO MATTER WHAT TO THE PEOPLE OF GREAT BRITAIN ,FROM THIS YANK IN AMERICA ,,,THERE WILL ALWAYS BE AN ENGLAND ,,ALWAYS
it is running again
I'm British, and not having somewhere to make the tea is horrifying. We're British, all we have are teas and tutting (tsk)!!
Hello my imis Green
1:34
:( for tourists
SAD.
sad.
Wow big ben are you sleeping
They are not going to be on time
Noooooo why big benny dammit whyyyy
@northernofficials4461
7 жыл бұрын
do not worry we still have little john and great tom
@pyeltd.5457
5 жыл бұрын
Big Benny Boi
its a clock made by someone and that someone has to fix that big clock up right now or else no NEW YEARS CHIMES FOR ENGLAND ALSO NO BIG BEN! :( the owner has to fix it
@zr02fromcsm
6 жыл бұрын
The architects and the people who built Big Ben died a long time. the tower was there since the Victorian times.
Hoping for the reopening of big Ben they will require a special ceremonial from Great British pennies 16 copper was made demonstration and samples example would be the wounded warrior 1933 British penny with a shrapnel wound healing process of Charge energy efficiency Churchill church 🐁🐭🐁 a poor pauper that I have will be selling in London capital auction
Finish 2021
Nuuuuuuuuuu
Good cups of cha and remembering Churchill and the church that was blown away in the second world war with a 1933 British penny that was wounded with a shrapnel wound and leaving a mark on the coin as a 🐭🐁 church 🐁