Over time, “Big Ben” became the nickname for the whole clock tower. The clock’s design was groundbreaking for its time. Edmund Beckett Denison and clockmaker Edward John Dent created a ...

Big Ben itself — the bell — weighs even more than the clock at over 15 short tons. But, of course, we are mostly interested in the clock itself. The design was apparently from a lawyer and an ...

Even locals and taxi drivers use that name for it. But in fact that elegant Victorian edifice is the Palace of Westminster Clock Tower. Big Ben is actually the huge 13 ton (14.5 tonnes ...

Big Ben is a very old clock - it's been around for over 160 years! The name 'Big Ben' is a nickname - the official title of the clock is the Elizabeth Tower, which holds both the bells that make ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. A man accused of climbing the clock tower of Big Ben has pleaded not guilty to allegations of public nuisance and trespass. Daniel Day ...

Think of iconic clock towers and the image that likely pops into mind is that of Big Ben in Westminster. Yet there is a more expensive, taller clock tower which cost billions to build and ...

The diameter of the clockfaces on Minneapolis City Hall is larger than the diameter of the clockfaces on Big Ben, the famous Elizabethan Tower in London. Each clock has four faces, which are 24 ...

Big Ben: Saving the World's Most Famous Clock is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire ...