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Big Ben is a tower clock known for its accuracy and for its massive hour bell. Strictly speaking, the name refers only to the bell, which weighs 15.1 tons (13.7 metric tons), but it is commonly associated with the whole clock tower at the northern end of the Houses of Parliament, in the London borough of Westminster.
Big Ben, Clock housed in the tower at the eastern end of Britain’s Houses of Parliament. Designed by Sir Edmund Beckett (1816–1905), Big Ben is famous for its accuracy and its 13-ton bell. The name (for Sir Benjamin Hall, commissioner of works at the time of its installation in 1859) originally applied only to the bell but eventually came ...
Big Ben, ’Store Ben’, är ett smeknamn och Ben är ett typiskt smeknamn och kortform för Benjamin. Klockan Big Ben kan vara namngiven efter Sir Benjamin Hall (sedermera Baron Llanover) som var Chief Commissioner of Works, ungefär ’huvudkommissarie för (byggnads)arbetena’, när klockan göts 1856.
Big Ben. Hlavní zvon, oficiálně nazývaný Velký zvon, ale známější jako Big Ben, je největším zvonem ve věži a součástí Velkých westminsterských hodin. [43] Zní přirozeným tónem E. [44] Původní zvon byl 16,3t hodinový zvon, který 6. srpna 1856 odlila firma John Warner & Sons ve Stockton-on-Tees.
A Big Ben a brit parlament épületének, a londoni Westminster-palota toronyórájának harangja, illetve az óraszerkezet neve. Az épület keleti szárnyának végén, egy óratoronyban található. Ismert az óra pontosságáról és a 13,5 tonnás harangról. [1] Az óratorony világszerte London, sőt egész Anglia közismert, általános ...
Big Ben (în traducere, Marele Ben) este porecla marelui clopot al ceasului din turnul de nord al Palatului Westminster din Londra. Acest nume a fost utilizat atât în cazul clopotului, cât și al ceasului și chiar al turnului cu ceas.
Big Ben. Better known as Big Ben (it's actually the name of the Great Bell!), this iconic clock tower which stands at the Houses of Parliament is officially called the Elizabeth Tower, named in honor of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee. When the Elizabeth Tower is open for tours, you can climb up the tower and admire the clock and bell up ...
