Above: Picture of Big Ben central London

• Its the worlds largest 4 faced chiming clock.
• It has other names called Big Tom or The tower of London and St. Stephens Tower.
• Main point of entrence for debates and committees in Westminister London
• Was built to replace the old Palace of Westminister after the old one was destroyed in October 1834 by fire.
• Charles Barrys design.
• Pugin designed tower, last piece of work before decent into Madness.
• Brickwork and stone cladding make up first 61 metres (200 foot) reminder of tower is made from cast iron.
• Tower leans slightly north west by 8.66 inches.
• Main bell is officially called the Great Bell.
• Better know as Big Ben but the real name is the Clock tower.
• Bell ways 14.5 tonne, Big Ben was give due to the size of bell by Benjamin Hall ( This is not officially verified)
• Never stopped during World War 2
• Slowed down in 1962 chimed every 10 minutes, due to the cold.
• Broken in 5 August 1976 due to metal fatigue, reactivated in may 9th 1977.
• Stoped in again to hot weather on 27th May 2005.
• Most iconic fill location.
• Famous for being on at news at 10 the most prominent symboism of a British monument on British Television. the bell chimes are used throughout British TV and radio.