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The famous Big Ben bell in the tower has been ringing "Westminster time" since 1854.
Inside one of London's major landmarks, the world famous 13-ton bells punctually strike 'Westminster time' every hour. The impressive tower is 97 metres high.
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The place that our story begin
Have a walk around big ben and the thames at night, you would be amazed how beautiful this city is. Big ben witness events happened, go visit it, no point to miss this wonderful spot (:
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Palace of Westminster (Big Ben) The most famous tower in London is the 98 meter high bell tower, which houses Big Ben, the heaviest at 13 tons of the five bells, which play the familiar Westminster chime. He is a part of the Palace of Westminster, a monumental, neo-Gothic style building, which sits in the existing out of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, British Parliament. The palace is located in the City of Westminster at Parliament Square, close to Whitehall. He was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. The oldest preserved part of the Palace of Westminster Hall is built in 1097th He originally served as residence of English kings, but no monarch since 1529 has lived here longer. Only slightly from the original building has been preserved as it was in 1834, destroyed in a devastating fire almost completely. The architect was responsible for the reconstruction of Charles Barry. The main rooms of the palace are the council halls of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. There are some 1,100 additional rooms, including meeting rooms, libraries, lobbies, dining rooms, bars and gyms. The term Westminster is in br
Big Ben is not a big tower, but it looks tremendously elegant and deserves to be one of London's main sights
is actually the name of the inner hood and it is believed that he named in honor of the builder benjamin hall.
Who does not know the bell? On the hour set next to it and hum along!
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