Big Ben's Great Clock has been getting a wash from cleaners who have heads for heights.
High above Westminster, a team of experts abseiled down from the 314ft tower to check the four dials of the iconic timepiece.
As well as cleaning the faces, they are also inspecting for any damage.
The work is expected to take about a week.
The clock was installed in the tower in April 1859, and at the time cost £2,500 to make.
At first, it did not work as the cast-iron minute hands were too heavy.
Once they were replaced by lighter copper hands, it successfully began keeping time on May 31, 1859.
The gongs of the Great Bell were heard for the first time on July 11 of that year.
The name Big Ben is often used to describe the tower, the clock and the bell but the name was first given to the Great Bell.
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