I-Great Britain, iLondon, iWestminster Palace - indawo apho iBig Ben ikhona khona, iyakuboniswa ngophawu lonke lwe-England. Ukuqwalasela imicimbi yaseLondon ngaphandle kokujonga iBig Ben yiphutha elingenakuthoxolwa kukuba ininzi abahanjelweyo, ngokuqinisekileyo, ayenzi. Iziganeko ezihamba kunye neengongoma ezithandekayo zakhiwo zembali zigcinwe apha nsuku zonke.
Igama elikhulu uBen
Ekuqaleni, igama elithi Big Ben lafumana insimbi ekhoyo kwinqaba. Xa kuthelekiswa nezinye iintsimbi ezintlanu zesakhiwo, likhulu kwaye lilinganisa iitoni ezingama-13. Isakhiwo, esakhiwe ngo-1858, sabizwa ngokuba yi-Clock Tower, kodwa ekugqibeleni abantu bashiya iBen Ben eyaziwayo kwaye baqeshwe ngokubanzi emva kwalo msebenzi wobugcisa. Ngendlela, kude kube ngoku iimbali-mlando nabaphandi abanakho ukuthembeka ukuba kutheni le ibizwa ngokuba yiBig Ben. Inkcazo ilula: Ubunzima, uBen ungumagama obhalwe nguBhenjamin, kodwa uBhenjamin uthetha ntoni? Abanye bakholelwa ukuba ngale ndlela wayiphilisa unjineli kunye nomgaqo-nkqubo weBenjamin Hall, owalathisa ukukhonywa kweentsimbi, okwesibini-ukuba inkohlakalo yanikwa ibhokisi likaBenjamin Kaunt, owayenomncintiswano kwi-divisionweight division.
EBen Building
I-tower tower yayiyinxalenye yeNdlu ye-Westminster, ukususela ngo-1288, kodwa ngenxa yomlilo we-1834 yachithwa. Kwagqitywa isigqibo sokubandakanya ukuyila kunye nokwakhiwa komnye omtsha-yile ndlela ibali leBig Ben laqala ngayo. Umakhi wezakhiwo, u-Ogests Pugin, nguye owakha i-Big Ben, eyona nqaba enkulu yewashi ehlabathini. Ewe, umdali wafa ngaphambi kokuba abone umphumo weeprojekthi zakhe, kodwa oku akuzange ayeke ukugqiba ukwakha inqaba enyakeni ka-1858, kwaye ngowe-1859 ukuqhuba i-clockwork, engazange ime.
Iholide kwinqaba
I-Big Ben eLondon idume nje kuphela ngobukhulu bayo, kodwa nangenxa yokuchaneka kwayo. Oku kukufaneleka kwabaqulunqi kunye "nabagcini" beendlela. Njalo iintsuku ezimbini i-mechanism ihlolwe kwaye ihlanjwe. Nangona kunjalo, ngexesha lokudala umlindi, umbuzo wokuchaneka waba ngumpikiswano - omnye wabalobi beenkwenkwezi uGeorge Eyri wayeqinisekile ukuba le ndlela ifanele isebenze ngokuchanekileyo okwesibini, ngoxa umatshini uValiami wayengabaza ukungathandabuzeki kwesi sidingo kwaye wavumela ukuba kungenakwenzeka. Ngethamsanqa, emva kweminyaka emihlanu engavumelaniyo, iingxabano ze-astronomatic pedantic zenza umsebenzi wazo, kwaye u-Edward Dent udibanisi wakwazi ukuqonda loo mbono. Iwashi leBig Ben lijongene namacandelo amane ehlabathi, ukufowunwa ngalunye kufakwe kwisakhelo sesinyithi kunye nokwakhiwa kwe-opal. Iintolo zaziqale zenziwe-insimbi, kodwa kwinkqubo yofakelo yabonakala ukuba yayinzima kakhulu, ngoko ke ihora leyure lahlala liphoswe kwisinyithi, kwaye enye yemizuzu yayifanele isebenzise ishidi lobhedu.
I-Big Ben kwiMpawu
Amanani achaza i-Big Ben yaseLondon ayamangalisa:
- Ukuphakama kweBig Ben ku-96.3 m;
- iwashi iphakama ngamamitha angama-55 ngaphezulu komhlaba;
- ulinganisa yonke i-clock mechanism ye-5 tons;
- ubunzima beeyure ezingama-300kg;
- Ngomnyaka izithuba zemizuzu zidlula umzila ukuya ku-190 km;
- Inqaba yeBig Ben iyanqatshwa nge-22cm.
Inyaniso enomdla ngeBig Ben
Kukho amava amaninzi athandayo malunga neBig Ben, okuyiyo imfihlelo kuphela ngemvelaphi yegama okanye ubungakanani besakhiwo. Masibelane ngokunye:
- Iphutha le-clock mechanism, elingaqhubekiyo phakathi kwemizuzwana eyi-1.5-2, ilungiswa ngoku kude ngoncedo lwemali-eyadala
IsiNgesi penny. Kuvele kufakwe kwi-pendulum, ngoko ukunyakaza kwexesha kunokukhawuleza ngama-2.5 imizuzwana ngosuku. - Ukuze ufinyelele phezulu kwinqaba ungahamba kuphela ngamanyathelo angama-334. Ngelishwa, akukho mnyango wabakhenkethi.
- Ngaloo mzobo lwenziwa uphawu lwesiLatini "UThixo usindise uMongameli u-Victoria I".
- Imfazwe yonyaka omtsha we-Big Ben clock isisithethe ukususela ngowe-1923, xa emoyeni ijelo le-BBC lisasaza isandi se-chimes.
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