Big Ben (Westminster)
Big Ben is London's famous landmark, but
the name actually refers to the bell, rather than
the clock itself. The 3-1/2 ton bell is named
after Sir Benjamin Hall, who was the commissioner
of works at the time the bell hung in 1858. The
320 foot tower housing the clock looms over the
River Thames, lighting up the night sky. During
World War II, members of the Big Ben Society would
join in prayer as the great bell would sound just
before the start of the nine o'clock news on the
radio.
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