* Big Ben is the biggest four- faced, chiming clock in the world!
* At the base of each clock face is a Latin inscription, in gilt letters. It reads...
DOMINE SALVAM FAC REGINAM NOSTRAM
VICTORIAM PRIMAM
This means, "O Lord, keep safe our Queen Victoria the
First!"
*Clock Tower is the 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.
It took eight years,
five major
contractors
and labor of 432 construction workers to complete the Tower Bridge.
11,000 tons of steel was
used to construct
the framework for Towers and Walkways.
In May 1997, the 'unexpected' opening of Tower Bridge divided the motorcade of US President Bill Clinton.
In May 1997, the 'unexpected' opening of Tower Bridge divided the motorcade of US President Bill Clinton.
Buckingham Palace has 775 rooms. These include 19 State rooms, 52 Royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices, and 78 bathrooms.
Buckingham Palace has its own chapel, post office, swimming pool, staff cafeteria, doctor's surgery and cinema.
St. Paul's Cathedral
There are about 200 memorials in St. Paul’s Crypt.
St. Paul’s Cathedral is the largest cathedral in England.
There are 530 steps from the bottom to the top of the Golden
Gallery.
The London Eye is not a Ferris wheel. It’s
the world’s tallest cantilevered observation wheel
On average the London Eye receives more
visitors per year than the Taj Mahal and the Great Pyramids of Giza
Despite there only being 32 capsules, for
superstitious
reasons they are numbered 1 – 33. For good luck number
13 is left
out
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