Big Ben, the iconic clock tower in London, returns to its former glory, as the clock's north face is restored to its original blue and gold colors.
Big Ben, the iconic clock tower in London, is returning to its former glory.
The clock's north face has been restored to its original Prussian blue and gold colors. Sir Charles Barry built the tower in 1859. Big Ben, which is currently covered in scaffolding, has been undergoing a major makeover that's expected to be completed in 2021. A part of the clock tower has been revealed for the first time since restoration work began in 2017. And it shows a mostly blue face .
“It was incredibly exciting to slowly piece together the tower's appearance as has it evolved throughout the decades and we are thrilled to see the original color scheme looking out over modern London once more,” Phillipa McDonnell and Rhiannon Clarricoates, the Lincoln Conservation researchers who worked on the restoration project, told ABC News in an email.A part of the clock tower has been revealed for the first time since restoration work began in 2017. And it shows a mostly blue face .
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