Big Ben
Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock, located at the top of the 320-foot-high The Elizabeth Tower, on the north side of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London.
Houses of Parliament (Palace of Westminster)
Big Ben is the largest four-faced chiming clock and the third-tallest free-standing clock tower in the world. clock itself first ticking on 31 May 1859
10 April 1858
The original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonne bell for the Tower of London was cast in Stockton-on-Tees by Warner's of Cripplegate. This however cracked during testing and was recast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry as a 13.8 tonne, 2.2 metre high bell which is in use today.
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