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Big Ben in London. One of the main symbols of England is London Big Ben clock. Big Ben was built in 1858.it is part of the Palace of Westminster, when the two Houses of Parliament sit. Official name Big Ben is The Clock Tower of Westminster Palace. Construction of the tower began in 1937.
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One of the main symbols of England is London Big Ben clock. Big Ben was built in 1858.it is part of the Palace of Westminster, when the two Houses of Parliament sit.
Official name Big Ben is The Clock Tower of Westminster Palace. Construction of the tower began in 1937.
Big Ben has a height of 320 pounds, his directions look in all four dials. At the bottom of the dial has a Latin inscription, which translates: "God, save our Queen Victoria I».
Inside Big Ben is a huge bell, which has a height of 2 meters and a diameter of nearly 3 meters. Weighs bell is 13, 720 kg.
Every year millions of tourists visit a miracle of architecture in Britain.
Big Ben named in honor the chief of the construction team Sir Benjamin Hall. him nickname was Big Ben.