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Picture of the day: Big Ben

Posted by Paul on March 18, 2009 – 8:35 am
Filed under Attractions

Today’s picture of the day is of Big Ben in London. Thought by many to refer to the tower or the clock, the name ‘Big Ben’ is in fact the name of the bell inside. The tower is 316 feet high and was completed in the late 1850s. Somewhat surprisingly, the clock mechanism weighs around five tonnes.

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3 Comments

  1. Steve Cattell
    Posted March 18, 2009 at 8:49 am | Permalink

    the tower is St Stephen’s Tower

  2. John
    Posted March 18, 2009 at 9:15 am | Permalink

    Saint Stephen’s tower. I used to work on the Westminster Jubilee Line Underground Station. Took me a long time to realise that it was easier ti look up instead of at my wrist for the time!

  3. Paul
    Posted March 18, 2009 at 10:43 am | Permalink

    Thanks for that, both of you. By the way, did you know that this year is Big Ben’s 150th anniversary?

    http://www.bigben.parliament.uk/ixbin/indexplus?record=ART16

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