Little Big Ben inLondon

Little Big Ben inLondon

Little Ben is a cast iron miniature clock tower, 1) ___ (SITUATE)at the intersection of Vauxhall Bridge Road and Victoria Street, close to the approach to Victoria station. In design, it 2) ___ (MIMIC)the famous clock tower3) ___ (KNOW) as Big Ben at the Palace of Westminster, found at the other end of Victoria Street.

Little Ben 4) ___ (MANUFACTURE)and erected in 1892, removed from the site in 1964, and restored and re-erected in 1981 by Westminster City Council with sponsorship from Elf Aquitaine Ltd " offered as a gesture of Franco-British friendship".

In typical British style, Little Ben is apologetic. It is apologetic because almost half the time it 5) ___ (TELL)the wrong time: when the clocks go back every October, it stays jammed on the 'wrong' time for another five months.

Аreplica of Little Ben called “Lorloz” (painted silver) 6) ___ (ERECT)in 1903 in the centre of Victoria, capital of Seychelles 7) ___ (MARK) the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897.

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