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Big Ben is the name of the famous bell within the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster. Officially called the Great Bell of Westminster, it is installed in the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster. The Clock Tower is 96 metres (316 feet) tall. It contains the Great Clock of Westminster, with a large clock face on each of the four sides of the tower. The Tower has five bells. The largest is Big Ben, which strikes the hour. The smaller bells strikes the Westminster Chimes every quarter hour.

Big Ben is part of the Palace of Westminster, a Unesco World Heritage Site.


Big Ben
Big Ben
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