- Officially named as Elizabeth Tower for the queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, Big Ben, London, is the home to the worlds’ second largest four faced chiming clock.
- Big Ben is actually the name of the huge bell, but most people use it to refer to the clock and the tower as well. It is the world’s largest chiming clock with four faces.
- Big Ben is really only the bell, although many people refer to the clock, the tower, and the bell as Big Ben. Big Ben's birthday is April 10th, 1858.
- Big Ben is the name popularly given to the Great Bell of the Clock located in the Elizabeth Tower, which stands in Westminster, London.
- However, Big Ben is actually the clock’s Great Bell, which weighs 14 tons and is found inside the tower called Elizabeth Tower. British punctuality.
- The Great Bell forms part of the Great Clock in the Elizabeth Tower - commonly known as Big Ben. The building is the focal point of the Palace of Westminster, a...
- Big Ben was named after Sir Benjamin Hall, First Commissioner for Works. Some people say it was named after Benjamin Caunt, a heavyweight boxing champion.
- The first fellow to show up for the position had no arms. In the interview, they asked "How can you hit Big Ben with the striker if you have no arms?"
- The Big Ben Bell. ... It had to be broken, and another one was made. The second bell proved to be strong and sturdy, so it was installed in the Clock Tower.
- 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)...