The Watch Sweet Alibis Onlineworld's most recognisable timepiece is about to go silent after 157 years.

At noon on Monday, August 21, Big Ben will sound its last bong for four years. Elizabeth Tower, which is home to Big Ben and the Great Clock, will be undergoing renovations and it's necessary to stop the bell for the safety of the workers.

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If you want to win an award for pedantry, point out loudly and often that "Big Ben" is actually the name of just the bell, not the whole shebang. Go on, we'll wait here while you alienate people then try to win them back. But really, most people call the entire thing "Big Ben," and that is just fine.

If you can't make it to Parliament Square in London on Monday for that final ceremonial chime, you could set this video on a loop every hour for the next four years.

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Iconic, right?

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Not getting to hear that clock strike every hour to the note of E is surely going to disappoint London's many, many visitors.

But there are some visitors who have already been disappointed, saddened, sickened, and outraged by the timepiece.

In homage to Big Ben and its period of silence, we present its worst TripAdvisor reviews, arranged by theme.

Prepare to be underwhelmed:

It's just a clock

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I've already got something that does the same thing

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It's the bell, not the clock, and I know the difference

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Fizzy water should be provided

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I'm disappointed but not really sure why

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It's gonna be four long years.

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