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Big Ben

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Overview

Elizabeth Tower is the clock tower at London's Palace of Westminster. Big Ben is the name of the Great Bell housed inside it.

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Key facts

Date
1859Completed
Location
Palace of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Type
Clock tower
Dimensions
H: 96m | W: 12mOverall tower height
Weight
8,600 tons

In context

Choose Big Ben for landmark comparisons centered on historic clock-tower scale. Its 96 m height, 12 m horizontal reference, and 1859 event date make it useful beside other nineteenth-century civic landmarks, while much taller observation or broadcast towers belong to a different scale class.

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GENERAL INFO

Date
1859Completed
Type
Clock tower
Location
Palace of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Architect
Charles Barry; Augustus Welby Pugin

PHYSICAL

Dimensions
H: 96m | W: 12mOverall tower height
Weight
8,600 tons

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