Big Ben is a famous clock tower in London that was built in 1856. It marks the hours and chimes on New Year's and Remembrance Day. The document discusses Big Ben and provides background on its history and role in celebrations in London.
BIG BENHere isthe big ben and I decide to put this monument because I think that it’s very important for the history of London. It appears in a lot of movies like Peter pan and others…It was built in 1856 and crown the tour of the British parliament.The Clock Tower is a focus of New Year celebrations in the United Kingdom, with radio and TV stations tuning to its chimes to welcome the start of the year. Similarly, on Remembrance Day, the chimes of Big Ben are broadcast to mark the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month and the start of two minutes' silence.
Films that areFilmed in LondonLondon was the setting for the films Peter Pan (1953), The Lady killers (1955), The 101 Dalmatians (1961), Mary Poppins(1964), Blowup (1966), Secrets & Lies (1996), Notting Hill (1999), Match Point (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (2008)
LONDON EYEThe MerlinEntertainments London Eye (commonly the London Eye, or Millennium Wheel) is an extremely large passenger-carrying Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames in Central London in the United Kingdom.