- The name Big Ben actually refers to the clock’s massive bell, of 13 tons, that sits inside of the tower.
- While the bells have been silent during the refurbishment, typically Big Ben chimes every hour on the hour, and the four smaller bells chime on the 15-minute marks.
- Most people are surprised to learn that Big Ben is not the landmark clock which adjoins London's Houses of Parliament.
- 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.
- Most people will shoot Big Ben from the north, but if you swing down Westminister Abbey and come at Big Ben from the south west side you can get the tower and...
- As the clock was dismantled and components individually inspected and repaired, Big Ben's distinctive chimes fell silent for several months...
- Big Ben Saat Kulesi; İngiltere ve Birleşik Krallığın başkenti Londra merkezi, Thames Nehrin kuzey kıyısında Parlamento Binasının hemen yanında bulunur.
- Big Ben is not the name of the clock tower, it is the name of the 15.1-ton bell inside the tower that chimes every hour.
- Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and often extended to refer to the clock and the...
- Big Ben - the hour bell - is said to have been named after Sir Benjamin Hall, Commissioner of Works, who was known for his bulk, as is the bell!