What is Big Ben??

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What is Big Ben??

Answer 1

Refers to the bell not the actual clock.

Answer 2

a thirteen tonne bell inside the top of the world famous clock tower at the end of Westminster bridge in central London next to the houses of parliament.

Answer 3

Clock in London!

Answer 4

a bell, Taxed got it first

Answer 5

Big Ben is a historic clock which is located in the UK. It is close to London Bridge and other historic buildings located along the Thames River.

Search for "Big Ben" on yahoo for further information.

Answer 6

A bell in the Tower of Big Ben in London.

Answer 7

Although the name ‘Big Ben’ is commonly used to refer to the famous clock at the top of St. Stephen’s Tower of the Houses of Parliament in London, the nickname is more correctly applied to the bell within the tower.



The original bell, cast in 1856 and weighing some 15 tons, was being tested when it developed serious cracks and had to be scrapped. The new bell, weighing 13 tons, was cast by the Whitechapel Bell Foundry and was installed in 1858. The sound of Big Ben striking the hour was first heard in July 1859. There are also four Quarter bells in the clock tower weighing between 4 tons and 1 ton.

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Answer 8

a clock tower in london

Answer 9

It is the bell thats called big ben

Answer 10

Westminster big clock  as you see chime before the news on TV    Tell your Teacher a gentleman told me to ask if you know about BIG BEN if yes then  say why haven't you taught us about it,we deserve to know

   If her answer is no  ,ask the Head  why you have a teacher that does not think BIG BEN important enough to teach us about

Answer 11

its a clock

Answer 12

The bell!

Answer 13

my grandppa

Answer 14

its a bell in tower beside house of parliament as seen inmost pics of london, it was the second bell to be fitted in the tower first cracked when struck.this one was made at white chappel foundry in east london which still makes bells today.

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Answer 15

The Bell inside the clock tower at the Houses of Parliament

Answer 16

A bell.

Answer 17

Big Ben is the name of the bell that strikes out the hours inside St. Stephen's clock tower which is situated at the Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament).

Answer 18

it's the big clock tower you always see in photos of london, although the name refers to the bell in the clock, not the clock itself

Answer 19

Big Ben is a bell of a famous British clock tower

Answer 20

It's the bell in the clock tower of the House of Commons