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THE BIG BEN

THE BIG BEN. Details. Big Ben is the name of the great bell which is in the tower The clock tower was built at Westminster in 1288 The designers were the lawyer and amateur horologist Edmund Beckett Denison , and George Airy. Extras.

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THE BIG BEN

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  1. THE BIG BEN

  2. Details • Big Ben is the name of the great bellwhich is inthetower • The clock tower was built at Westminster in 1288 • The designers were the lawyer and amateur horologist Edmund Beckett Denison, and George Airy

  3. Extras • Big Ben is the world's largest four-faced chiming clock • The Big Ben celebrated its 150th anniversary in May 2009 • The original bell was a 16.3-tonne • The Tower is 96.3 metreshigh

  4. The clock has become the symbol of the United Kingdom and London

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  6. ____ ___ ___ ____ _________ Made by: Bíró Angéla and Meszmer Fanni

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