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big ben big ben big ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the palace of westminster in london and is usually extended to refer to both the clock and the clock tower as well. the tower is officially known as elizabeth tower, renamed to celebrate the diamond jubilee of elizabeth ii in 2012; previously, it was known simply as the clock tower. when completed in 1859, it was, says clockmaker ian westworth, “the prince of timekeepers: the biggest, most accurate four-faced striking and chiming clock in the world.” the tower had its 150th anniversary on 31 may 2009, during which celebratory events took place. a british cultural icon, the tower is one of the most prominent symbols of the united kingdom and is often in the establishing shot of films set in london. the elizabeth tower (previously called the clock tower), …

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cent into madness and death, and pugin himself wrote, at the time of barry's last visit to him to collect the drawings: "i never worked so hard in my life for mr barry for tomorrow i render all the designs for finishing his bell tower & it is beautiful." the tower is designed in pugin's celebrated gothic revival style, and is 315 feet (96.0 m) high. big ben and environs, including st margaret's church, parliament square,portcullis house, and the london eye the bottom 200 feet (61.0 m) of the tower's structure consists of brickwork with sand-coloured anstonlimestone cladding. the remainder of the tower's height is a framed spire of cast iron. the tower is founded on a 50 feet (15.2 m) square raft, made of 10 feet (3.0 m) thick concrete, at a depth of 13 feet (4.0 m) below ground level. the four clock dials are 180 feet (54.9 …

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.wikipedia.org/wiki/cladding_(construction) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/anston https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/london_eye https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/portcullis_house https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/parliament_square https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/parliament_square https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/st_margaret's,_westminster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/gothic_revival_architecture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/gothic_revival_architecture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lancashire https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/scarisbrick_hall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/augustus_welby_northmore_pugin related to the house of commons as news from "st. stephens" (the palace of westminster contains a feature called st stephen's tower, a smaller tower over the public entrance). the usage persists in welsh, where the westminster district, and parliament by extension, is known as san steffan. on 2 june 2012, the daily telegraph reported that 331 members of parliament, including senior members of all three main parties, supported a proposal to change the name from clock tower to elizabeth tower in tribute toqueen elizabeth ii in her diamond jubilee year. this was thought to be appropriate because the large west tower now known as victoria tower was renamed in tribute to queen victoria on her diamond jubilee. on 26 june 2012, the house of commons confirmed that the name change could go ahead. the prime minister, david …

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ned-glass window. some of the glass pieces may be removed for inspection of the hands. the surround of the dials is gilded. at the base of each clock dial in gilt letters is the latin inscription: domine salvam fac reginam nostram victoriam primam which means o lord, keep safe our queen victoria the first. unlike most other roman numeral clock dials, which show the '4' position as 'iiii', the great clock faces depict '4' as 'iv'. the clock's movement is famous for its reliability. the designers were the lawyer and amateur horologist edmund beckett denison , and george airy, the astronomer royal. construction was entrusted to clockmaker edward john dent; after his death in 1853 his stepson frederick dent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/edward_john_dent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/astronomer_royal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/george_biddell_airy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/edmund_beckett,_1st_baron_grimthorpe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/horology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/movement_(clockwork) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/roman_numeral https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/latin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/gilding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/stained_glass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/john_bercow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/speaker_of_the_house_of_commons_(united_kingdom) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/prime_minister's_questions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/david_cameron https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/prime_minister_of_the_united_kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/prime_minister_of_the_united_kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/victoria_tower https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/diamond_jubilee_of_elizabeth_ii https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/elizabeth_ii https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/parliament_of_the_united_kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/parliament_of_the_united_kingdom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/the_daily_telegraph https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/welsh_language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/st_stephen's_tower completed the work, in 1854. as the …

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big ben big ben big ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the palace of westminster in london and is usually extended to refer to both the clock and the clock tower as well. the tower is officially known as elizabeth tower, renamed to celebrate the diamond jubilee of elizabeth ii in 2012; previously, it was known simply as the clock tower. when completed in 1859, it was, says clockmaker ian westworth, “the prince of timekeepers: the biggest, most accurate four-faced striking and chiming clock in the world.” the tower had its 150th anniversary on 31 may 2009, during which celebratory events took place. a british cultural icon, the tower is …

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