However at current rates, it would take 4,000 years before the tower is as slanted as the Leaning Tower of Pisa which leans by four degrees and is around 12ft off the vertical.
不过以目前速度来看,大本钟要像比萨斜塔一样倾斜可能要花四千多年。比萨斜塔的倾斜度为4,已经偏离垂直位置达12英尺。
John Burland, emeritus professor at Imperial College London, said: ‘I've heard tourists saying “I don't think it is quite vertical” and they are right. If it started greater acceleration we would have to look at doing something, but I don't think we need to do anything for a few years yet.’
伦敦大学帝国理工学院的名誉教授John Burland表示:“我也曾经听到参观者说觉得大本钟不是垂直的,事实确实如此。如果倾斜速度加快,那我们就需要采取一些行动了。不过我觉得近几年还用不着。”
If Big Ben were to fall it would crash into MPs' offices over the road in Portcullis House. Currently, the clock tower is sinking more quickly on the north side of the 315ft-tall building.
如果大本钟真的倒塌了,那会直接砸进保得利大厦内的国会议员办公室里。315英尺高的保得利大厦北侧的钟楼目前下陷得更快。
A just published 2009 survey for London Underground and the Parliamentary Estates Department found that the rate of movement has accelerated in recent years.
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