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- September 1859 - Big Ben’s great bell cracks two months after its first chime and is taken out of commission.
- Big Ben’s four-faced clock is set in a 23 feet (7m) frame on all sides of the Tower and was completed in May 1859.
- We climbed the 334 steps up to the belfry, saw Big Ben II bell struck 12 times at noon, saw the clock mechanism before walking behind all 4 clock faces.
- The name Big Ben actually refers to the clock’s hour bell, the largest of the clock’s five bells.
- İngiltere’nin başkenti Londra’nın simge yapılarından tarihi Big Ben Saat Kulesi, bakım ve onarım çalışmaları sebebiyle 2019 yılında yeniden sessizliğe gömüldü.
- The inside of Big Ben is primarily utilitarian and just used for clock and chime functions.
- The Great Bell of the clock in the Palace of Westminster in London is nicknamed “Big Ben.”
- Big Ben is a nickname for the Great Bell in the Elizabeth Tower, part of the Palace of Westminster in London.
- From its construction to its name and its role in history, Big Ben is more than just a clock.