-Big Ben was built after fire devastated the old Houses of Parliament in 1834. Since then, its four great clockfaces have watched over 7 monarchs, welcomed in 32 prime ministers, and survived 2 ...

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And Big Ben is not the first tower at Westminster, the seat of Parliament, to be renamed after a queen. In 1897, the tower opposite from Big Ben was renamed Victoria Tower, after the country's ...

A barefoot protester scaled Big Ben while brandishing a Palestinian flag. Dressed in black, with no shoes, he was seen starting his ascent just before 8am and remains on the iconic London monument ...

“On this tour, you will see the inner workings of the clock mechanism, stand next to the world-famous Big Ben bell as it strikes the hour, and step behind the dials each spanning 6.9m [22.6 ft ...

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