Big Ben, nickname of the main bell, officially called the Great Bell, weighs 13.7 tons.
Big Ben is the nickname of the Great Bell although people now refer to the clock and its tower as Big Ben.
the main bell, the one that chimes the hours, is Big Ben.
Big Ben is the nickname of the Great Bell although people now refer to the clock and its tower as Big Ben.
The great bell of the clocktower of the Houses of Parliament, known as Big Ben, rings the hour. It is known as the bell that goes 'BONG'.
Big Ben is the name of a bell in a clock. The clocktower forms part of the Palace of Westminster.
Big Ben
Big Ben is synonymous as the Great Bell, the Clock and the Tower in which it is encased. Big Ben is actually named after Sir Benjamin Hall, a politician of the time.
The bell that chimes when Big Ben strikes the hour is actually called the Great Bell. Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell itself, but it is often mistakenly used to refer to the entire clock tower and its clock. The Great Bell weighs over 13 tons and produces a deep, resonant sound that can be heard across London.
the Great Bell, which is actually Big Ben and 4 chimes
Big Ben is the nickname of the Great Bell, which is currently 157 years (c. 1859).
The reason is up for debate... however - the consensus is that it may have been named after Sir Benjamin Hall, who oversaw the installation of the Great Bell.