London's Big Ben to close for visitors for three years
London's Big Ben will close for visitors for nearly three years for renovations, involving repairs to the clock's hands, mechanism and pendulum. Under the project, which will reportedly cost over ?250 crore, a lift will also be installed and the safety standards will be upgraded. During the repairs, the 157-year-old tower will go silent for the first time since 2007.
Britain's most famous clock tower, Big Ben, will go silent for the first time since 2007 for a renovation project which will cost more than $40 million. The doors of the 157-year-old Elizabeth Tower will be closed for visitors for nearly three years, however no official date has been announced yet. The restoration work will begin next year and will involve repairing of the clock hands, its mechanism and pendulum. Also read: Big Ben Kolkata: The London clock tower replica is not a Durga Puja marqueeFrom the tower's fabric to the mechanism of the clock, British Parliament officials are concerned about the condition of the clock. Since more than 30 years the tower has not seen any conservation work. A lift will also be installed and make it easier for disabled people who are unable to climb the tower's 334 steps. 