Strictly speaking, 'Big Ben' is the fourteen ton bell inside the clock tower - now known as the Queen Elizabeth Tower. However, to most tourists, Big Ben is the name given to the clock and clock tower. Big Ben has now come to symbolise London, and is often used to identify London in film and television dramas. Also, very few tourists would visit London without wanting to see Big Ben.
Giving the time to central London, and a Landmark tourist attraction.
Yes, it still works as a clock and still chimes.
It's a bell, part of a clock, used for strininkg the hours.
Big Ben is the nickname for the largest of the set of bells in what has been renamed as The Elizabeth Tower. Big Ben rings out the hours.
DUH!! What are ALL clocks used for? What a silly question. 🤣
it is used as a touist attraction.
Its used for telling time.
To tell the time accurately in London
Strictly speaking, Big Ben is the nickname for the 14 ton bell inside the clock tower but is now used to refer to the clock and the tower.
Big Ben is the nickname of the Great Bell although people now refer to the clock and its tower as Big Ben.
Big Ben is the nickname of the Great Bell although people now refer to the clock and its tower as Big Ben.
Big Ben is actually the 14 ton Great Bell of the clock in the Palace of Westminster. However, people now refer (incorrectly) to the clock and its tower as Big Ben.
Big Ben is the nickname of the Great Bell, which is currently 157 years (c. 1859).
Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower) was built in the Gothic style.
Big Ben is a bell in a clock in a clocktower in the Palace of Westminster, but it may also be used loosely for the clock or the clocktower or the building. The Palace of Westminster was built to house the English parliament (now the UK parliament).
Well to be honest no one can actually see big ben Because Big Ben is actually a bell that's why you hear the sound. Big Ben is called Big Ben because there used to be a man who was realy fat and very tall so massive used to work at the parlemetory house so they thought it was a good idea to name a bell after him his name was Benjaman Zaspheer.
Yes, Big Ben is still called Big Ben.
Roman Numerals
There were a number of materials used to build the Big Ben Tower in London. These include a copper and tin alloy, limestone, a well as iron spire.
Big Ben is a bell used to sound the hours of the day.Big Ben is the biggest bell inside the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in London.The clock tower is used as a public clock and is a very famous landmark for London.