- How many Big Ben facts do you know? If you’re any kind of Anglophile, or a Londoner yourself, you’ll know what the Houses of Parliament’s clock tower looks...
- The four-faced clock features five bells, the biggest of which is Big Ben. ... Currently, a visit to Big Ben only involves seeing the tower and clock from its exterior.
- 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.
- However, the whole tower is commonly referred to as Big Ben. It celebrated its 150th anniversary in May 2009 and it has a long and fascinating history.
- Set in the heart of Parliament Square, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament are as iconic as Beefeaters, black taxis and Big Buses.
- It so famous for the giant 13 ton resounding bell that is inside the clock tower that incidentally also gives it its name; Big Ben.
- İngiltere ve Birleşik Krallığın başkenti Londra’da yer alan Big Ben Saat Kulesi, 31 Mayıs 1859 tarihinde hizmette açılan dünyanın en büyük ikinci dört yüzlü saatidir.
- Why is Big Ben called Big Ben? 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 - 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!
- 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...