10 things we bet you didn't know about Big Ben

1856: The first 'Big Ben' bell is cast at Warners of Norton near Stockton-on-Tees. The bell was originally to be called 'Royal Victoria'.

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Its nickname, "Big Ben", derives from the tall Sir Benjamin Hall, who oversaw its installation. There are four quarter bells, which chime on the quarter hours.

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Big Ben is the name of the massive bell inside the clock tower, part of the Houses of Parliament, located in Westminster, Central London.

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They started building the tower in 1843 and finished in 1859, making the tower more than 160 years old. #4 – It's really tall. Elizabeth Tower ...

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Big Ben is a tower clock, known for its accuracy and massive hour bell, associated with the clock tower at the Houses of Parliament. The tower ...

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The famous tower clock known as Big Ben, located at the top of the 320-foot-high Elizabeth Tower, begins ticking over the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, ...

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The Elizabeth Tower, or Big Ben, is an iconic building. Its design was inspired by a clock tower in the north of England. The famous clock tower was built, but ...

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Big Ben, originally the Clock Tower, was designed by Augustus Pugin. Construction began in 1843, completed in 1859, and it is now an iconic ...

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