The Big Ben will celebrate the opening of the Olympic Games with 40 strokes

The Big Ben the famous clock of the Palace of Westminster, Friday greet the start of the Olympic Games in London with forty strokes from 8.12 to 8.15 with thousands of bells in the United Kingdom . And 'since 1952 that the famous' clock' does not sound out of the canonical hours, the last time it happened during the funeral of King Giogio VI. "It 's a sign of how special this summer if one of the most famous bells in the world is changing its schedule to take part in the Olympic festival," said the spokesman of the House of Commons John Bercow. If Big Ben is the most famous, certainly will not be the only bell in the UK to welcome the Games, the goal is actually to be played simultaneously all the bells in the country, from uninhabited lands to the north of Skaw , up to the Scilly Isles. "We are excited to implement this initiative that will allow everyone to enter history as well as set a world record in number of bells played simultaneously," adds Ruth Mackenzie, Director of the Festival and the Olympic culture.