It is believed that the bell was named Big Ben (Big Ben) in honor of Sir Benjamin Hall, the curator of construction works. According to another version, it is named after Benjamin Count, a famous heavyweight boxer.
The official name until September 2012 was "The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster", in the press it was often called the St. Stephen's Tower. By the decision of the British Parliament, it was renamed the Elizabeth Tower, in honor of the 60th anniversary of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
Tower
The tower was built by the English architect Augustus Pugin in the neo-Gothic style in 1859, the tower clock was launched on May 31, 1859
The height of the tower, including the spire — is 96 meters (315 feet from the base to the spire, sources also call 316 feet-96.3 m-from the upper water level mark (English THWM[specify]) and 320 feet. The lower part of the clockwork is located at an altitude of 55 meters.
The slope of the tower to the northwest is 0.26 degrees; deviation from the vertical: 43.5 centimeters. It is possible to refer to the falling ones only conditionally, but it is also impossible to say that "the tower is not rejected at all"
It is believed that the bell was named Big Ben (Big Ben) in honor of Sir Benjamin Hall, the curator of construction works. According to another version, it is named after Benjamin Count, a famous heavyweight boxer.
The official name until September 2012 was "The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster", in the press it was often called the St. Stephen's Tower. By the decision of the British Parliament, it was renamed the Elizabeth Tower, in honor of the 60th anniversary of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
Tower
The tower was built by the English architect Augustus Pugin in the neo-Gothic style in 1859, the tower clock was launched on May 31, 1859
The height of the tower, including the spire — is 96 meters (315 feet from the base to the spire, sources also call 316 feet-96.3 m-from the upper water level mark (English THWM[specify]) and 320 feet. The lower part of the clockwork is located at an altitude of 55 meters.
The slope of the tower to the northwest is 0.26 degrees; deviation from the vertical: 43.5 centimeters. It is possible to refer to the falling ones only conditionally, but it is also impossible to say that "the tower is not rejected at all"
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