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What is the name of the famous bell that hangs in St Stephen's tower in Westminster London?
Big Ben
What is the correct name for big ben?
Big Ben is the name of a bell in a clock. The clocktower forms part of the Palace of Westminster.
Why is the Palace of Westminster connected with big ben?
Big Ben is the name of the 14 ton bell inside the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster. People sometimes call the clock Big Ben but it is actually the bell and was named after Sir Benjamin Hall who was Commissioner of Works when the bell was installed.
How did big bens bell get its name?
Big Ben is the name given to the 13.5 ton bell inside the clock tower at the Palace of Westminster in London. Many people now call the clock itself Big Ben. The bell was named after Sir Benjamin Hall who was Commissioner of Works when the bell was installed.
What is the colloquial name of the clock tower of the palace of Westminster in London?
The colloquial name is 'Big Ben' - though that is actually the name of the bell inside the clock tower.Big Ben - although strictly speaking, that is the nickname of the Great Bell and not the whole clock and tower.
What are the nick names of big ben?
Big Ben is in fact an unofficial name for the Great Bell (the one which strikes the hour) inside the tower itself, so it is a nickname. The real name for Big Ben is Elizabeth Tower. It was officially named in 2012 after Her majesty the Queen Elizabeth. Since it was built in the nineteenth century (1858 to be exact) it had no official name until 2012. It was just the tower in the Palace of Westminster.
Where does the name Big Ben derive from?
Big Ben is the nickname for the great 13.76-tonne bell of the clock installed at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London. The name has also extended cover the clock tower as well.-----------Big Ben ist der Spitzname für die große 13,76-Tonnen-Glocke der Uhr am nördlichen Ende des Palace of Westminster in London installiert. Der Name hat auch eine verlängerte Deckung der Uhrturm sowie.
Is the Big Ben a Parliament?
Big Ben is the bell in the clock tower at the Palace of Westminster. The Palace of Westminster houses both houses of the UK parliament, the Lords and Commons.
What is the origin of the name Big Ben?
It is quite usual for the heaviest bell in a peal of bells to be given a name, and Big Ben was used for one of the bells in the clocktower of the Palace Westminster. By association, the clock, the tower or the building are sometimes known by the name of this bell.
How tall is the ride Big Ben?
Big Ben is not a ride. It is a bell in the clocktower of the Palace of Westminster.
What is the topography of big ben?
Big Ben is a bell, part of the clock in the tower of the Palace of Westminster.
Is big ben European?
Big Ben is the largest bell in the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, London. London is in Europe, so I suppose the bell is European.
