I-Great Britain, eLondon, iWestminster Palace - indawo lapho iBig Ben itholakala khona, ihlonishwa yilo lonke uphawu lwezwe laseNgilandi. Ukucabangela izinto zaseLondon ngaphandle kokubheka uBen Ben kuyiphutha elingenakuthethelelwa ukuthi abavakashi abaningi abayizibophezele. Ukuvakasha okuhambisana nezindaba ezithakazelisayo zakhiwo zomlando zigcinwa lapha nsuku zonke.
Qamba uBen Big
Ekuqaleni, igama elithi Big Ben lithola insimbi ekhona embhoshongweni. Uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izinsimbi ezinhlanu zesakhiwo, yiyona enkulu kunazo zonke futhi isisindo samathani ayi-13. Isakhiwo, esakhiwa ngo-1858, sabizwa ngokuthi i-Clock Tower, kodwa ekugcineni abantu bashiya iBen Ben edume futhi basekelwa phansi njengalokhu kulandela lo mdwebo owakhiwa ngobuciko wokwakha. Ngendlela, kuze kube manje izazi-mlando kanye nabacwaningi abakwazi ukuqinisekisa ukuthi kungani lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi iBig Ben. Incazelo ilula: Big big, uBen igama elifingqiwe uBenjamini, kodwa uBenjamin ukhuluma ngani? Abanye bakholelwa ukuthi ngale ndlela bafeza injini kanye nenqubomgomo kaBenjamin Hall, owaqondisa ukukhishwa kwensimbi, okwesibini - ukuthi udumo lunikezwe ibhokisi uBenjamin Kaunt, ophikisana nesigaba esithwala isisindo.
I-Big Ben Building
Umbhoshongo wewashi wawuyingxenye yeSigodlo saseWestminster, kusukela ngo-1288, kodwa ngenxa yomlilo ka-1834 kwabhujiswa. Kwaqunyiwe ukuba uhlanganyele ekwakhiweni nasekwakhiweni okusha - yilokho indaba yeBig Ben yaqala. Umklami, u-Ogests Pugin, nguye owakha iBen Ben, okuyiyona nqaba enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni wonke. Yiqiniso, umdali wafa ngaphambi kokuba abone umphumela wamaphrojekthi akhe, kodwa lokhu akuzange kumise ukuqedela ukwakha umbhoshongo ngo-1858, futhi ngo-1859 ukuqhuba iwashi, elingakayekanga kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.
Umbhoshongo wewashi
I-Big Ben eLondon idumile hhayi nje ngobukhulu bayo, kodwa nangenxa yokunemba kwayo. Lokhu kuyimfanelo yabakhi futhi "abagcini" bendlela. Njalo ngezinsuku ezimbili lo mshini uhlolwe futhi uhlolwe. Kodwa-ke, ngenkathi kudalwa i-watch, umbuzo wokunemba waba impikiswano - omunye wabalobi bezazi zezinkanyezi uGeorge Eyri wayeqiniseka ukuthi lo mshini kufanele usebenze ngokunemba okwesibili, kuyilapho umakhenikhali uValiami engabaza lesi sidingo futhi avumela ukuthi kungenzeka ukungalungi. Ngenhlanhla, ngemva kweminyaka emihlanu engavumelani, izimpikiswano ze-astronomical pedantic zenza umsebenzi wazo, futhi umklami u-Edward Dent wakwazi ukubona lo mbono. Iwashi le-Big Ben libhekene nezinhlangothi ezine zezwe, ukudayela ngalunye kuhlanganiswe ohlaka lwensimbi nokwakhiwa kwe-opal. Imicibisholo yayiqale-yensimbi, kodwa ngesikhathi yokufakwa kwatholakala ukuthi yayinzima kakhulu, ngakho-ke kuphela isandla sehora sasihlala sisitshenziswe ensimbi, kanti imizuzu eyodwa kwakufanele isetshenziswe ishidi lethusi.
Big Ben in Amanani
Izibalo ezichaza iBenor Big London ziyamangalisa:
- ukuphakama kweBig Ben kuyi-96.3 m;
- iwashi liphakama ngamamitha angu-55 ngaphezu komhlaba;
- ulinganisa wonke ama-clock amathani angu-5;
- isisindo sehora le-pendulum 300kg;
- Ngonyaka izandla zomzuzu zidlulisa indlela eya ku-190 km;
- umbhoshongo weBig Ben unqatshwa yi-22cm.
Amaqiniso anesithakazelo nge-Big Ben
Kukhona amaqiniso amaningi athakazelisayo ngeBig Ben, okuyiyona imfihlakalo kuphela ngemvelaphi yegama noma ubukhulu besakhiwo. Ake sabelane ngokunye:
- Iphutha le-clock mechanism, elincipha ngaphakathi kwamasekhondi angu-1.5-2, lilungiswa kuze kube manje ngosizo lwemali - endala
IsiNgisi penny. Ivele ibeke i-pendulum, ngakho ukuhamba kwesikhathi kungasheshiswa ngamasekhondi angu-2.5 ngosuku. - Ukufinyelela phezulu kombhoshongo ungahamba kuphela ngezinyathelo ezingu-334. Ngeshwa, akukho mnyango wezivakashi.
- Ukudayela ngalunye kwenziwa umbhalo wokuLatin othi "UNkulunkulu ugcine iNdlovukazi yethu i-Victoria I".
- Impi Yonyaka Omusha yewashi le-Big Ben isiye isiko kusukela ngo-1923, ngesikhathi emoyeni umzila we-BBC usakaza umsindo wezinkukhu.
Enye indawo ephawulekayo yomuzi yi- British Museum eyaziwa kakhulu.