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El Big ben permanecerá en silencio durante cuatro años

21 de agosto de 2017 - 10:37 a. m.
People photograph Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) in Parliament Square at the Houses of Parliament in London on August 21, 2017 ahead of the final chimes of the famous bell before renovation works begin. Britain's Big Ben bell fell silent on August 21 for four years of renovation work, with its final 12 bongs ringing for midday in front of a crowd of over a thousand people. The repair work on the landmark looming over the Houses of Parliament in Westminster has sparked protests including from Prime Minister Theresa May. / AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL
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People photograph Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) in Parliament Square at the Houses of Parliament in London on August 21, 2017 ahead of the final chimes of the famous bell before renovation works begin. Britain's Big Ben bell fell silent on August 21 for four years of renovation work, with its final 12 bongs ringing for midday in front of a crowd of over a thousand people. The repair work on the landmark looming over the Houses of Parliament in Westminster has sparked protests including from Prime Minister Theresa May. / AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL
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(FILES) This file photo taken on August 17, 2017 shows The three-train clock, known as the Great Clock, which drives the hands, hourly chimes, and the quarter-hourly chimes of the bells, including the famous Big Ben bell, is pictured in the mechanism room ahead of the planned renovation work on the Elizabeth Tower, on August 17, 2017, at the Houses of Parliament, part of the Palace of Westminster, in London. London landmark Big Ben will fall silent for four years from August 21, 2017, as a political revolt rumbles on over renovations that will rob Britain of a cherished symbol at a time of national uncertainty. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Victoria Jones
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(FILES) This file photo taken on August 17, 2017 shows A member of House of Commons staff, poses for a photograph in front of one of the deteriorating faces of the Great Clock, ahead of the planned renovation work on the Elizabeth Tower, on August 17, 2017, at the Houses of Parliament, part of the Palace of Westminster, in London. London landmark Big Ben will fall silent for four years from August 21, 2017, as a political revolt rumbles on over renovations that will rob Britain of a cherished symbol at a time of national uncertainty. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Victoria Jones
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Pedestrians walk through Parliament Square at the Houses of Parliament in London on August 21, 2017 past Elizabeth Tower and Big Ben ahead of the final chimes of the famous bell before renovation works begin. Britain's Big Ben bell fell silent on August 21 for four years of renovation work, with its final 12 bongs ringing for midday in front of a crowd of over a thousand people. The repair work on the landmark looming over the Houses of Parliament in Westminster has sparked protests including from Prime Minister Theresa May. / AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL
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Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben) is seen through scaffolding at the Houses of Parliament in London on August 21, 2017 ahead of the final chimes of the famous bell before renovation works begin. Britain's Big Ben bell fell silent on August 21 for four years of renovation work, with its final 12 bongs ringing for midday in front of a crowd of over a thousand people. The repair work on the landmark looming over the Houses of Parliament in Westminster has sparked protests including from Prime Minister Theresa May. / AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL
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