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When was Big Ben built? The Palace of Westminster was destroyed by fire in 1834. In 1844, it was decided the new buildings for the Houses of Parliament should ...

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1857: The first 'Big Ben' develops a 1.2m crack during testing. Warners, the bell's manufacturer, and Edmund Beckett Denison, designer of the Great Clock, clash ...

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#1 – Big Ben is a nickname · #2 – The clock face is made from hundreds of individual pieces of glass · #3 – Big Ben was built 164 years ago · #4 – ...

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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, built for Queen Victoria, is 96 meters tall with 334 steps. Its clock was once the most accurate, and the clock stopped due to heat. It was also ...

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Big Ben, tower clock, famous for its accuracy and for its massive bell. Strictly speaking, the name refers to only the great hour bell, which weighs 15.1 tons.

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The alternative is that it was named after another Big Ben: English heavyweight boxing champion at the time, Benjamin Caunt. Indeed, many London ...

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Big Ben is probably the world's most famous clock, with an iconic silhouette, and has seen six monarchs and 41 prime ministers.

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The name “Big Ben” originally just applied to the bell but later came to refer to the clock itself. Two main stories exist about how Big Ben got its name. Many ...

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