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    Palace of Westminster London Extended To Refer Clock Tower Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II Augustus Pugin Neo-Gothic Style

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    Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell located in the Elizabeth Tower at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London. The Elizabeth Tower was originally called the Clock Tower and was designed by Augustus Pugin in neo-Gothic style. When completed in 1859, the clock within the tower was the largest and most accurate four-faced striking and chiming clock in the world. The Elizabeth Tower is a globally recognized cultural icon of the United Kingdom and symbol of British parliamentary democracy.

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    Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell located in the Elizabeth Tower at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London. The Elizabeth Tower was originally called the Clock Tower and was designed by Augustus Pugin in neo-Gothic style. When completed in 1859, the clock within the tower was the largest and most accurate four-faced striking and chiming clock in the world. The Elizabeth Tower is a globally recognized cultural icon of the United Kingdom and symbol of British parliamentary democracy.

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    Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell located in the Elizabeth Tower at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London. The Elizabeth Tower was originally called the Clock Tower and was designed by Augustus Pugin in neo-Gothic style. When completed in 1859, the clock within the tower was the largest and most accurate four-faced striking and chiming clock in the world. The Elizabeth Tower is a globally recognized cultural icon of the United Kingdom and symbol of British parliamentary democracy.

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    Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of

    the Palace of Westminster in London[1] and is usually extended to refer to


    both the clock and the clock tower.[2][3] The official name of the tower in
    which Big Ben is located was originally the Clock Tower, but it was
    renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of
    Elizabeth II.

    The tower was designed by Augustus Pugin in a neo-Gothic style. When


    completed in 1859, its clock was the largest and most accurate four-faced
    striking and chiming clock in the world.

    The tower is a British cultural icon recognised all over the world. It is one of
    the most prominent symbols of the United Kingdom and parliamentary
    democracy,[6] and it is often used in the establishing shot of films set in
    London.

    Origin
    Elizabeth Tower, previously called the Clock Tower but more popularly
    known as Big Ben,[3][5] was raised as a part of Charles Barry's design for a
    new palace, after the old Palace of Westminster was largely destroyed by
    fire on the night of 16 October 1834.[8][9] The new parliament was built in a
    neo-gothic style.
    Design
    Despite being one of the world's most famous tourist attractions, the interior
    of the tower is not open to overseas visitors, though United Kingdom
    residents were able to arrange tours (well in advance) through their
    Member of Parliament before the current repair works.[12] However, the
    tower currently has no lift, though one is being installed, so those escorted
    had to climb the 334 limestone stairs to the top.[
    Journalists during Queen Victoria's reign called it St Stephen's Tower. As
    MPs originally sat at St Stephen's Hall, these journalists referred to
    anything related to the House of Commons as news from "St. Stephens"
    (the Palace of Westminster contains a feature called St Stephen's Tower, a
    smaller tower over the public entrance).[8] The usage persists in Welsh,
    where the Westminster district, and Parliament by extension, is known as
    San Steffan.

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