Big Ben Refurbishment Shows Off Original Colour Scheme

Big Ben Refurbishment Shows Off Original Colour Scheme
Big Ben at the Palace of Westminster, in central London on Sept. 6, 2021. Stefan Rousseau/PA
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The £80 million ($110 million) makeover of Big Ben is beginning to be unveiled as scaffolding continues to be removed from the national landmark.

Pictures show the painstaking level of detail that has gone into the five-year refurbishment, which is due to wrap up next year, of the famous bell and Parliament’s Elizabeth Tower, in which it is housed.