The bells of the emblematic Big Ben sounded again in London this Sunday, after years of repairs, during the solemn official act in memory of those who fell in armed conflicts.
At 11:00 GMT, the bells of the clock tolled eleven times during the two minutes of silence that the United Kingdom observed as part of the so-called Sunday of Remembrance, the annual act that takes place on the first Sunday after November 11 -Armistice Day-, which marked the end of World War I (1914-1918) -in the eleventh minute, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month.
In the last five years, the Isabel Tower and the clockwork and bells it contains (Big Ben), have undergone the largest repair project in its 160-year history.
The tower of Big Ben, at the north end of the Parliament building, had been covered with scaffolding during restoration work, but it has since been removed.
Thus, the two minutes of silence marked the official return of the bells after remaining silent since the conservation program began in 2017.
