• These 90-minute tours of Big Ben take you up the Elizabeth Tower, behind the clock faces, and into the belfry to see Big Ben itself.
  • Set in the heart of Parliament Square, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament are as iconic as Beefeaters, black taxis and Big Buses.
  • The largest of the tower’s five bells is the Big Ben, which weighs 13.5 long tons (13.7 tonnes; 15.1 short tons) and is named after Sir Benjamin Hall.
  • Easy to see this iconic tower with the Big Ben bell inside from almost anywhere within Parliament Square.
  • 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...
  • İngiltere’nin başkenti Londra’nın simge yapılarından tarihi Big Ben Saat Kulesi, bakım ve onarım çalışmaları sebebiyle 2019 yılında yeniden sessizliğe gömüldü.
  • Big Ben was cast on 10th April 1858, the Great Clock started working on 31st May 1859 , and Big Ben first chimed the hour on 11th July 1859.
  • 2. Big Ben's clock tower has gone by several names. Even though it has assumed the Big Ben moniker, the tower has its own official name.