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Big Ben Der 2012 in Elizabeth Tower umbenannte Uhrturm wird häufig ebenfalls Big Ben genannt.. Der Name Big Ben (englisch Kurzform für „großer Benjamin“) bezeichnet die mit 13,5 t Gewicht schwerste der fünf Glocken des berühmten Uhrturms am Palace of Westminster in London.
Big Ben is probably the world's most famous clock. That iconic silhouette is instantly recognisable and is one of the most Instagrammed landmarks on the planet. Six monarchs and 41 prime ministers have come and gone since the bells first struck their now familiar music across Westminster. Here we tell Big Ben's historic story in words and images.
Big Ben es el nombre con el que se conoce a la gran campana del reloj situado en el lado noroeste del Palacio de Westminster, la sede del Parlamento del Reino Unido, en Londres. [1] Popularmente, por extensión, se utiliza también este nombre para el reloj de la torre.
Big Ben, Clock housed in the tower at the eastern end of Britain’s Houses of Parliament. Designed by Sir Edmund Beckett (1816–1905), Big Ben is famous for its accuracy and its 13-ton bell. The name (for Sir Benjamin Hall, commissioner of works at the time of its installation in 1859) originally applied only to the bell but eventually came to include the clock itself.
Big Ben first chimed on July 11th, 1859. Big Ben’s bells chime every 15 minutes when fully operational. The height of Big Ben is 315 feet. The length of each side of Big Ben’s base are 39 feet. There are four clock faces on Big Ben. Each clock face has a diameter of 23 feet.
Below is a very brief history of Big Ben and the Elizabeth Tower - and the clock towers that came before it. 1290s: The first clock tower is said to have been built on the site but there are no records of it. 1367: The early clock tower (if there was one) is replaced with a new tower and clock. This was the first public chiming clock in England.
The Great Bell, or Big Ben, was made in 1856 in a nearby factory. It took 16 horses to pull it to Parliament. The bell cracked when it was first tested. It was replaced with the present Big Ben in 1859. No one is sure how the bell got its name, but one story says that it was named for Sir Benjamin Hall, a large man who was in charge of the works.
