- 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)...
- This is incorrect however, and Big Ben is merely the nickname for the Great Bell within the clock itself. The wider structure of the tower has historically been called...
- 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.
- The first chimes of the Big Ben clock were heard in 1859, but like most old English architecture, the tower has a much longer and more complex history.
- 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 main bell, officially known as the Great Bell but better known as Big Ben, is the largest bell in the tower and part of the Great Clock of Westminster.
- Big Ben is technically the name of the 13-ton bell that (normally) chimes the hours from the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster.
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- 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.