- Big Ben ❤️ London Congratulations to the talented photographer @meliss.meetsworld #map_of_europe #BigBen #London.
- İngiltere’nin başkenti ve en büyük şehri olan Londra’da yer alan Big Ben, Westminster Sarayı’nın etrafında bulunan kulelerin en ünlüsüdür.
- 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.
- The origin of the name ‘Big Ben’ is not clear, but it may have been named after Sir Benjamin Hall, who oversaw the installation of the Great Bell.
- Big Ben is actually the name of the largest bell (13 ton) in the tower, but is colloquially used to refer to the clock.
- When one speaks of visiting London, Big Ben is a must-see. This four-faced freestanding clock is the third largest clock tower in the world.
- The name “Big Ben” actually refers to the bell, which weighs 15.1 tons, but most people use it to talk about the whole clock tower.
- This Huge Big Ben is famous for the giant 13 ton resounding bell that is inside the clock tower that incidentally also gives it its name; Big Ben.
- This is incorrect however, and Big Ben is merely the nickname for the Great Bell within the clock itself. The wider structure of the tower has historically been called...