Great Britain, London, Westminster Palace - malo omwe Big Ben ali, akudziwika ndi chizindikiro cha dziko lonse la England. Kuwona zochitika za London popanda kuyang'ana Big Ben ndi kulakwitsa kosakhululukidwa kumene alendo ambiri samachita. Maulendo opitilira limodzi ndi nkhani zochititsa chidwi za nyumba ya mbiriyakale zikuchitikira pano tsiku ndi tsiku.
Tchulani Big Ben
Poyamba, dzina lakuti Big Ben analandira belu yomwe ili mu nsanja. Poyerekeza ndi mabelu ena asanu, ndilo lalikulu kwambiri ndipo limalemera matani 13. Nyumbayi, yomangidwa mu 1858, idatchedwa Clock Tower, koma pomalizira pake anthu adachoka ku Big Ben wotchuka ndipo adakhazikitsidwa monga lonse kumbuyo kwa zomangamanga. Mwa njira, mpaka pano olemba mbiri ndi ofufuza sangathe kunena moona chifukwa chake izi zimatchedwa Big Ben. Kufotokozera ndi kosavuta: Big lalikulu, Ben ndi dzina lophatikizidwa Benjamin, koma Benjamin akukamba za chiyani? Ena amakhulupirira kuti njirayi imasokoneza injiniyo ndi ndondomeko ya Benjamin Hall, yemwe adayankha kutsogolo kwa belu, yachiŵiri - kuti ulemuwu unaperekedwa kwa msilikali wina dzina lake Benjamin Kaunt, yemwe adatsutsana ndi gulu lolemera.
Big Ben Building
Ulendo wa mawotchi unali mbali ya Palace of Westminster, kuyambira mu 1288, koma chifukwa cha moto wa 1834 iwo unawonongedwa. Zinasankhidwa kuti agwirizane ndikugwiranso ntchito yatsopano - ndi momwe nkhani ya Big Ben inayambira. Wopanga mapulani, Ogests Pugin, ndiye amene anamanga Big Ben, amene akadakali nsanja yaikulu kwambiri padziko lonse. Zoona, Mlengi anamwalira kale kuposa momwe adawonera zotsatira za ntchito zake, koma izi sizinaleke kuti amalize kumanga nsanja mu 1858, ndipo mu 1859 kuti azitha kugwira ntchito, zomwe sizinaimire kuyambira pamenepo.
Clock tower
Big Ben ku London ndi wotchuka osati chifukwa cha kukula kwake, komanso chifukwa cha kulondola kwake. Izi ndizofunikira kwa okonza ndi "osunga" a mawonekedwe. Masiku awiri aliwonse mawotchi amafufuzidwa ndi kudzozedwa. Komabe, panthawi yolenga wotchi, funso lokayikakayika linayamba kutsutsana - mmodzi wa olemba nyenyezi a George Eyri anatsimikiza kuti mawotchi ayenera kugwira ntchito molondola kwachiwiri, pamene makina a Valiami amakayikira chosowachi ndipo analola kuti zikhale zosavomerezeka. Mwamwayi, patatha zaka zisanu kusagwirizana, zonena za katswiri wa zakuthambo zapamwamba anagwira ntchito yawo, ndipo wokonza mapulani Edward Dent anatha kuzindikira lingalirolo. Bwalo lalikulu la Big Ben likuyang'anizana ndi mbali zinayi zapadziko lonse, kulumikiza kulikonse kumapangidwa mu chimango chachitsulo ndi kumangidwa kwa opal. Mivi yoyamba inkaponyedwa-chitsulo, koma pakukonzekera kunakhala kuti inali yolemetsa kwambiri, choncho mphindi yokha yokha inatsalira kuchokera ku chitsulo choponyedwa, ndipo kwa mphindi imodziyo ankagwiritsa ntchito pepala lamkuwa.
Big Ben mu Ziwerengero
Ziwerengero zomwe zikufotokozera Big Ben a London ndizochititsa chidwi:
- kutalika kwa Big Ben ndi 96.3m;
- koloko imakwera mamita 55 pamwamba pa nthaka;
- amayeza utali wonse wa matani asanu;
- kulemera kwa ola pendulum 300kg;
- Kwa chaka, manja amphindi amapita njira yokwana 190 km;
- nsanja ya Big Ben imakanidwa ndi 22cm.
Mfundo zochititsa chidwi za Big Ben
Pali zambiri zokhudzana ndi Big Ben, zomwe ndi zinsinsi komanso dzina lake kapena kukula kwake. Tigawane zina:
- Kulakwitsa kwa mawotchi, omwe amatha kupitirira mkati mwa masekondi 1.5-2, akukonzedwa pakalipano mothandizidwa ndi ndalama - wakale
Ndalama za Chingerezi. Zimangowonjezera pendulum, choncho kayendetsedwe ka nthawi kamatha kuthamanga masekondi 2.5 patsiku. - Kuti mukwaniritse pamwamba pa nsanja mungathe kuyenda pa mapazi 334 okha. Tsoka ilo, palibe lolowera la alendo.
- Kujambula kulikonse kumalembedwa kuti "Mulungu apulumutse Mfumukazi Victoria I".
- Nkhondo ya Chaka chatsopano ya Big Ben clock yakhala yozoloŵera kuyambira 1923, pamene mlengalenga kachipatala cha BBC chikumveka phokoso la chimes.
Chinthu china chochititsa chidwi cha mzindawo ndi Britain Museum yotchuka kwambiri.