"Domine Salvam Fac Reginam Nostram Victoriam Primam" - "O Lord, keep safe our Queen Victoria the First."
The actual clock face does not seem to have a name.
The Tower, clock and Bells are all traditionally called Big Ben.
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None because Big Ben is the name of a bell surrounded by 4 clocks.
big ben is one of the biggest clock towers in the world
Big ben tower holds the clock faces and mechanism of the big ben tower clock
It's a big clock, that is a lot bigger than most clocks.
The official name for the Big Ben clock tower is actually 'the Elizabeth Tower'. The tower has four clock faces. The name "Big Ben" actually refers to the largest of the bells in the tower. It is this that is heard striking the hour
A pyramid? Big Ben?
There are many benefits of owning a big clock, they make excellent decorative pieces of furniture for your home, often the faces of clocks, particularly Grandfather clocks are particularly ornate. There is also the added benefit that many large clocks have beautiful sounds included as part of the movement
Because it was built in 1859, and they didn't have digital clocks then.
Big Ben, or to put it correctly: 'The Elizabeth Tower', has four clock faces, and on each of those faces there are two hands. This is a grand total of eight.'Big Ben' is actually the name of the bell housed inside the tower.
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cause they didnt have clocks then and they only built one
Big Ben, or Elizabeth tower as it is now known was commissioned by the Government of the time for the people of London to tell the time. In those days there were not many who had watches or clocks in their homes or work places. It was a gift to Londoners.