Sujet

Sectional View of the Clock Tower, 1858. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Sectional View of the Clock Tower, 1858. Bell tower housing 'Big Ben' in the Palace of Westminster, London. 'When the bell was raised from the ground to the clock room (a distance of 190 feet) it had to be restored to an upright position, fresh arrangements to be made, and a further haulage of forty feet accomplished to the bell-chamber. The exact dimensions of the great bell are, 7 ft. 6 in. in height, 9 ft. diameter at the mouth; weight, 13 tons 10 cwt...The work of hoisting has been an arduous and anxious affair for all engaged, and we hope their labours will be appreciated'. From "Illustrated London News", 1858.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM23A82_134

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

11,5Mo (1,2Mo) / 10,4cm x 27,6cm / 1230 x 3258 (300dpi)

Mots clés

building technology architecture arts politics engineering detail tower art British color bell section palace political clock tower century Big Ben Houses of Parliament Britain diagram newspapers press print civil engineering details B&W portion PART OF engraved engraving Colour 19th century description black & white black and white B W white and black nineteenth century Palace of Westminster The Print Collector Illustrated London News St Stephen's Tower ILN newspaper Unknown Elizabeth Tower 19th-century