Big Ben to fall silent until 2021 for Elizabeth Tower rennovation
Big Ben's famous bongs will be silenced for four years next week as major conservation work is carried out.
The deafening chimes are being stopped to protect workers who are renovating the Elizabeth Tower that houses the Great Clock and its bell.
The bongs will fall silent after sounding at noon on Monday, August 21, and are set to begin again regularly in 2021, although they will still ring out for important national events such as New Year’s Eve and Remembrance Sunday.
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