The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record. Flipboard. Big Ben is the name for the giant bell inside Elizabeth Tower. The chimes are slow by as many as six seconds

Big Ben stands at the north end of the Houses of Parliament (Palace of Westminster). Its tower, officially the Elizabeth Tower, is about 96 meters tall. Inside it are five bells of varying sizes

It would cost £500k to get Big Ben to bong on Brexit evening (Picture: Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty) Boris Johnson has asked the public to ‘bung a bob for a Big Ben bong’ to celebrate Brexit

Big Ben’s new home in Elizabeth is a 5,000 square-foot restaurant that underwent renovations. Plans called for creating an open air concept, as well as opening up the space between the bar and Over £60 million ($78 million) has been invested in renovating the Elizabeth Tower, where the world-famous "Big Ben" bell is housed. Now, an additional £18.6 million ($24 million) is required to
Is big Ben open to the public? The tower’s interior is not usually open to the public except on certain occasions. To reach the top one must climb 334 steps. There is no elevator installed. Big Ben’s clock is the biggest four faced clock on the planet. Is big Ben the biggest clock tower in the world? And the biggest beast Great Bell itself
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