Elizabeth Tower, better known by the name of its biggest bell, Big Ben, the Parliament on the left and Westminster Bridge on the right. Designed in neo-Gothic style, when finished in 1859, its clock was the largest and most accurate four-faced striking and chiming clock in the world…[1280×853][OC]
by WestonWestmoreland
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…just in case, I forgot to say this is London, UK.
The tower stands 316 feet tall, and the climb from ground level to the belfry is 334 steps. Its base is square, measuring 40 feet on each side. Dials of the clock are 22.5 feet in diameter. All four nations of the UK are represented on the tower on shields featuring a rose for England, thistle for Scotland, shamrock for Ireland, and leek for Wales.
Big Ben is the largest of the tower’s five bells and weighs 13.5 long tons. It was the largest bell in the United Kingdom for 23 years.
The tower is a British cultural icon recognized all over the world. It is one of the most prominent symbols of the United Kingdom.
TIL big ben isn’t the name of the tower
Symbol of the might of the Empire.
Didn’t age that well, tho.
WAS the largest and most accurate four-faced striking and chiming clock in the world? There’s an even bigger and more accurate one now? I’m not really versed in giant clocks history.