Britain's Big Ben has bonged the hour for the last time ahead of almost four years of repair work. The giant bell atop Parliament's clock tower rang out 12 times at noon, as parliamentary staff ...

LONDON (AFP) — London landmark Big Ben ... Tower, which looms over the Houses of Parliament and is one of Britain’s most popular tourist attractions, is due for conservation work. The famous ...

The 15.1-ton Big Ben bell will cease to sound the hours while the clock is stopped and will be cleaned and checked for cracks. Officially named the Elizabeth Tower in honor of Queen Elizabeth II ...

Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday that "it can't be right for Big Ben to be silent for four years." The bell has sounded the time from Parliament's clock tower since 1859, but it's due to ...

The huge bell known around the world as Big Ben ... Officially called the Elizabeth Tower, the 96-metre-tall clock tower that houses Big Ben is believed to be the most photographed building ...

Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock in the Elizabeth Tower of the Palace of Westminster in London. It is one of London's best-known sounds and is popular with visitors.

The clock tower — officially known as the Elizabeth ... a 334-step stairwell winds up to the belfry. The biggest bell it holds, known as Big Ben, weighs just over 15 tons.Credit ...

at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in east London, although it was another year before it first rang out from Parliament's clock tower. "We are going to toast Big Ben's health at the end of the ...

The tower was originally known simply as the Clock Tower and was renamed ... However, for those about to point out that Big Ben is actually the name of the bell inside the tower, this isn ...

The Elizabeth Tower is the parliamentary tower holding ... to hear the last from one of the biggest noises at parliament: Big Ben. The bell – and the clock that triggers it – are to be stopped ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at Big Ben, the clock and bell in Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament in London. It is one of the most famous landmarks in England. The name Big Ben originally ...

This giant bell weighs about 13.5 tons and ... refers to boxer Benjamin Caunt. Over time, “Big Ben” became the nickname for the whole clock tower. The clock’s design was groundbreaking ...