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The name Big Ben is often used to describe the tower, the clock and the bell but the name was first given to the Great Bell.
The&Elizabeth Tower, which stands at the north end of the Houses of Parliament,&was completed in 1859 and the Great Clock started on 31 May, with the Great Bell's strikes heard for the first time on 11 July and the quarter bells first chimed on 7 September.
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The Clock Tower, known as Big Ben
Big Ben is the
that rings in the
at the northern end of the
in Westminster, , . Officially, the tower itself is called Elizabeth Tower. It was previously called Clock Tower, but was renamed in September 2012 as a tribute to the
of . However, most people, including those that live in London, call the tower "Big Ben", because it is very large. It weighs 13 .
Big Ben is the biggest four-faced, chiming clock in the world.
Big Ben is one of London's best-known . Some believe it got its name from . It is the world's largest four-faced chiming clock. The clock alone weighs about 5 tons (5.08 tonnes). The figures on the clock face are about 2
(610 mm) long and the minute spaces are 1 foot (305 mm) long. It took 13
to build and it was completed in . The tower is roughly 16 stories high.
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