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Big Ben
Big Ben is the nickname of the Great Bell inside the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. Historically a Landmark of the British Government. The name has traditionally been used for the complete Clock Tower itself over the years since it was built. The Clock Tower was renamed "Elizabeth Tower" in September 2012, in celebration of the Queen Elizabeth ll Diamond Jubilee year.
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What does the light above Big Ben mean?
When the light is switched on, it means that their is a meeting in the House of 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.
The name Big Ben was given to a 13.7 tonnes, 2.2 meters tall, 2.9 meters wide hour bell, which is actually the main bell housed within the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster.
The tower, named Elizabeth Tower, is 96.3 metres (315.9 ft) high, 15 meters wide. It is the world's largest four-faced, chiming turret clock.
Is big Ben bell still cracked?
Yes,
When the bell cracked, remedial work was done on it.
1.The bell was rotated, so the crack was away from the hammer.
2.The hammer weight was reduced.
3.The bell had squares cut into it, either side of the crack, to stop the crack increasing.
In this form the bell still rings today.
lots of people worked in big ben(st.stephens tower!) like that man on the pole in tavalger square its was such a goos sight
How heavy is the clock on big ben?
The faces/dials are 7m (23') in diameter. The numerals are 0.6m (2') high, and the minute hand is 4.25m (14') long.
It is the biggest in the World.
yes it was when they brought the bell the hammer cracked the bell.
Factors that have influenced the design of the Big ben?
Sir Charles Barry won an open competition to design the new Palace of Westminster and the Big Ben Clock Tower after the fire in 1834. Pugin was hugely involved in the design of the Palace and the clock faces, especially the interiors. Pugin was a visionary architect and designer himself and actually his much beloved style was Gothic. Gothic was not the style at the time it was Neo-Classical. Pugin was one of the most important elements of the Gothic Revival. It is widely known that the building could not have been a success had it not been for the collaboration between the vastly different styles of Barry, a classicist, and Pugin, a Gothic. And Pugin died before Barry, having devoted his life to promotion and appreciation of all things Gothic.
What are the tube links to get to big ben?
This will depend on where you are starting from but the nearest tube station to Big Ben is Westminster which is on both the District and Circle lines (green and yellow on the tube map).
Does the Big Ben have a pendulum?
Yes, Big Ben, which is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, is part of the clock tower known as the Elizabeth Tower. The clock mechanism includes a pendulum that regulates its timekeeping. The pendulum swings to help maintain the accuracy of the clock, which was designed by Augustus Pugin and completed in 1859.
Why is Big Ben called Big Ben Why not massive Nigel?
they call big Ben because he is big and they call him Ben because that's his name.
Big Ben, after Sir Benjamin Hall. He was the commissioner of the works for the tower. He was a big man and it was decided to give the great bell a nickname after him.
The tower was completed in 1858 and the bell cast in 1858
How many gears does big Ben have in the great movie detective
'Big Ben' is the 14 ton bell inside the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster, so yes, it has to be man made.
The clocktower of the British Houses of Parliament is often, wrongly called "Big Ben."
Big Ben is the nickname of the largest bell in the clock and the bell weighs 13 tons.
