Big Ben - the popular tourist name of the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster

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BIG BEN
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BIG BEN
• Big Ben - the popular tourist name of the clock
tower of the Palace of Westminster. The official
name of the tower since 2012 — Elizabeth Tower, It
is one of the most recognizable symbols of Great
Britain, often used in souvenirs, advertisements,
and movies.

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TOWER
• The tower was built according to the project of the
English architect Augustus Pugin in the Neo-Gothic style
in 1859, the tower clock was launched on May 31, 1859.
• The height of the tower, including the spire, is 96
meters.

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CLOCK
• The Great Clock of Westminster is the world's third largest
four-sided clock with a bell.
• The total weight of the clockwork is 5 tons. The diameter of
the dial is 7 meters. The length of the arrows is 2.7 and 4.2
meters.