- The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster – officially named Saint Stephen’s Tower – is commonly known as the Big Ben.
- The history of the Big Ben Clock Tower at Westminster dates back to the 13th Century but the tower as we now know it has its roots in 19th Century Britain.
- That’s right – this famous London landmark isn’t officially named Big Ben. For hundreds of years, it used to be called, simply, the Clock Tower.
- londra'da bulunan, dunyaca unlu bir saat kulesidir. ... -kizlar, siz hic big ben'i gordunuz mu? -hayir. -size benimkini gostereyim o halde.. der ve yavsak yavsak siritir.
- In fact, an entirely new mechanism was invented and built for the clock inside Big Ben. ... View of Big Ben from Street. So what is Elizabeth Tower?
- We were among the thousands of people that stood near Big Ben in August of 2017 to hear the last chimes before Big Ben was shut down for almost five years!
- Review of the Big Ben guided tour, which takes you behind the clock faces and into the belfy of Parliament's Elizabeth Tower to see London's famous bell.
- Big Ben underwent extensive restoration from 2017 to 2023. The Great Bell (nicknamed Big Ben) has just been repaired. And the clock tower (Elizabeth Tower)...
- The name Big Ben actually refers to the clock’s massive bell, of 13 tons, that sits inside of the tower.
- The original office name for Big Ben was the Clock Tower, but in 2012 it was renamed to Elizabeth Tower to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.