- The inside of Big Ben is primarily utilitarian and just used for clock and chime functions.
- 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.
- Big Ben is a nickname for the Great Bell in the Elizabeth Tower, part of the Palace of Westminster in London.
- İngiltere’nin başkenti Londra’nın simge yapılarından tarihi Big Ben Saat Kulesi, bakım ve onarım çalışmaları sebebiyle 2019 yılında yeniden sessizliğe gömüldü.
- Teknik olarak Big Ben, saatli kulenin içerisinde bulunan yaklaşık olarak 13 ton ağırlığındaki büyük ve heybetli bir çandan ismini alır.
- The name Big Ben actually refers to the clock’s hour bell, the largest of the clock’s five bells.
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- While the name Big Ben is often used to refer to the clock tower, it officially named the Elizabeth Tower in honor of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.
- On 31st December 1923, the BBC first broadcasted the chimes of Big Ben and this has become traditional even in the present day.
- 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.