{"id":10950,"date":"2017-08-18T13:31:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-18T13:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/?p=10950"},"modified":"2017-08-18T15:44:28","modified_gmt":"2017-08-18T15:44:28","slug":"big-ben-to-fall-silent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/au\/discover\/geography\/countries\/big-ben-to-fall-silent\/","title":{"rendered":"Say goodbye to Big Ben\u2019s bongs!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Big Ben is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Great Britain. However, come 21 August 2017 its famous chimes will fall silent!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Repair work is being carried out on the famous landmark<\/strong>, and the noise of the chimes would be loud enough to deafen workers if it carried on ringing!<\/p>\n

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Luckily, Big Ben will still be telling the time as the clock faces<\/strong>\u00a0will remain active during the works.<\/p>\n

And although the clock may not be chiming again until 2021 <\/b>\u2013 a decision that parliament will be reviewing soon \u2013 this excludes New Year\u2019s Eve celebrations<\/b> in Great Britain, when the clock will still chime to mark midnight.<\/p>\n

Scroll down to discover some brilliant facts about Big Ben…<\/p>\n

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Fast facts about Big Ben<\/h2>\n

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