…The roof was made of steel and the building was modern, with air conditioning. The large bell (2.8m in diameter, 13.5t in weight) in the clock tower (about 100m high) was nicknamed "Big Ben" after Benjamin Hall, the giant construction manager. The building was destroyed in World War II, but was restored to its original condition after Prime Minister W. Churchill gave a speech saying that the building was the embodiment of the spirit of Parliament. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Hall, B." is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…屋根の小屋組みは鉄骨造,空調設備も設けられた近代的建築であった。時計塔(高さ約100m)内の大時鐘(直径2.8m,重さが13.5t)は,大男の工事責任者ホールBenjamin Hallの愛称をとって〈ビッグ・ベンBig Ben〉と名付けられた。議事堂は第2次大戦で破壊されたが,この議場こそ議会精神の体現であるという首相W.チャーチルの演説によって,旧状どおりに復元された。… ※「Hall,B.」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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