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Legend has it that if Big Ben chimes 13 times the lion statues in Trafalgar Square will awake from their slumber... although on this occasion the 'magic' will owe more to specialised animation, projections and audio feed than to Big Ben.

Now, in a unique event, Visit London is bringing one of the 141-year-old Trafalgar Square lions to life.

One of the famous bronze lions that guard Nelson's Column will come to life on Friday thanks to a clever mixture of digital animation, projections and audio feed.

The event to promote London was inspired by the legend that the Trafalgar Square lions will come to life if Big Ben chimes 13 times.
The 141-year-old lion will tell visitors and Londoners about all the things you can do in the capital over Christmas and the New Year.

His voice was recorded by actor Shaun Escoffery, who plays Mufasa in Disney's award-winning musical The Lion King in the West End.

-- Edited by Tygra at 01:04, 2008-12-07