- 11 The Big Ben plays a large role during New Year festivities in the UK. 12 The Big Ben clock tower also has a famous reputation for having accurate time-telling.
- When one speaks of visiting London, Big Ben is a must-see. This four-faced freestanding clock is the third largest clock tower in the world.
- Easy to see this iconic tower with the Big Ben bell inside from almost anywhere within Parliament Square.
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- 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.
- Today Big Ben is one of the most recognisable symbols of London in the world, with the catchy nickname now encompassing the clock tower as a whole.
- Big Ben – the name given to the great bell rather than the actual clock – was installed in the Palace of Westminster clock tower in 1859.
- 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...
- With four clockfaces on the tower, that’s a staggering 1,292 individual pieces of glass in total! #3 – Big Ben was built 164 years ago.
- Officially "Big Ben" does not refer to the clock tower but instead to the huge thirteen ton Great Bell located at the top of the 320-foot-high tower.