Westminster Chimes / Big Ben, noon

[theavatard]

You go clock!

[Shadowfang3000]

The only reason I watch the new year celebration xD

[Kriegerwidukind]

Who is the composer of the melody of Big Ben?.

What is the name of this mellody?

[Akriloth2160]

@Kriegerwidukind

It's debated, but many sources say it's based loosely off of a melody from Handel's messiah.

[bloodred32567]

Happy New Year! :-P

[NappyBunny416]

What camera is that you're using?!

[OltonHall]

@NappyBunny416 It's a now old Sony DCR-TRV950

[RockmanVX]

That bell is the sound of England.

[PT8475]

@RockmanVX Nope, of the British Empire.

[brightheart9]

This makes me want to go to London even more.

[jamesmanortiz]

how loud is big ben from a distance

[SnowDemonAkuma]

@jamesmanortiz Quite loud. It's a big bell.

[landof101dreams]

@jamesmanortiz i once heard it from a mile away

[landof101dreams]

@jamesmanortiz i once heard it from more then a mile away

[blackout4491]

its louder than a bus lol!!!!

[pennyf9]

I could listen to that all day!

[rellshon99]

I remember my mom had a clock that rung on the hour every hour and come to think of it, it sounds just like the real big ben but not as loud

[bishyboy1]

The most beautiful clock in the world!

[PIKMINROCKS]

Big Ben is actually the bell, not the clock.

[thenerdychick96]

this is so pretty (: how often does it chime??

[augpeh]

every 15 minutes

[thenerdychick96]

thanks.lolz that would get kinda annoying!!(:

[augpeh]

that depends. If you are there and it doesn't chime then its not annoying at all. If it chimes once or twice then it would get pretty annoying (For me at least)

LOL(:

[TaintedMustard]

@augpeh Well, you probably wouldn't have found it annoying back when clock towers (and before them, bells alone) were the best (or even the only) way to get the time.

[TaintedMustard]

@thenerdychick96 Every fifteen minutes (quarter-hour). For that reason, this melody is often called "Westminster Quarters". The chime is actually different each quarter, getting longer each time. At the full hour mark, the bell then tolls once for every hour that has passed (i.e., at 6 o'clock, six notes are struck).

[tuintu]

Aaargghhh ! NOISY CITY !!!!!!

[codybatman127]

that's london

[tijdbom100]

sukkel

[Rumbata6]

cool

[Michelles99]

Hearing the chimes of Big Ben at 12 noon was so enchanting for us when we were in London in Nov. of 2006. I especially enjoyed the zooming in for a closeup view of the clock face in this video. Thanks!

[jaxenlabs]

David Ross is in London, England and he taking pictures of the Big Ben!

[zozey1231]

I love the sound of that Big Ben bell!

[Russell1971]

So do I. Ain't that clock just beautiful?

[PredatorBrendan]

That Big Ben bell is the best sound you can hear in London.