The restoration work is due to be completed in 2021 and will be followed by a 4-billion-pound restoration programme of the entire parliament building. The bell will be tested several times in the run-up to New Year’s Eve, parliament said in a statement. It last tolled on Remembrance Day on Nov. Since restoration work began in 2017, Big Ben has been largely silenced, sounding only for important events. In March, part of the scaffolding was removed, showing that the clock’s once black numerals and hands have been repainted blue, in line with what scientists say was its original colour. The work has seen the 96-metre-tall Elizabeth Tower, one of the most photographed buildings in Britain, enveloped in scaffolding for the last two years as the four clock dials are reglazed, ironwork repainted and intricately carved stonework cleaned and repaired. Restoration work costing close to $NZ8 billion continues on Big Ben in London.
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