Britain’s famous parliament clock tower is to be renamed Elizabeth Tower in honor of the queen’s diamond jubilee, officials announced on Tuesday. The change comes after dozens of lawmak… ...

Big Ben is the nickname for the Palace’s other great tower, but is properly the name of the 13.5 tonne bell it houses. It was completed in 1858, and is called The Clock Tower.

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LONDON (Reuters) – It’s one of the most famous names in the world, up there with the Eiffel Tower and Statue of Liberty – but now London’s Big Ben clock tower is to be renamed Elizabeth ...

A Brief History of Big Ben From 1290 to 1834 the clock tower that stood had several variations of what we now call Big Ben. It's believed the clock tower was first built in 1290, before being ...

Emergency services were called to the Palace of Westminster in London on Saturday after a man holding a Palestinian flag climbed up Big Ben tower, police said.

1959: To mark 100 years of Big Ben, an exhibition opens in the nearby Jewel Tower, featuring original drawings, models and early photographs. It's a slow-burner.

Big Ben’s Bongs Will Soon Ring Out Again Across London. ... The Elizabeth Tower is not the first clock tower to watch over Parliament — that one is thought to date from around 1290.

A barefoot man who climbed up Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower and clung onto it for hours has been removed and arrested. Police, firefighters and ambulance crews surrounded the Palace of Westminster ...

Big Ben or the Elizabeth Tower? Here's a quick run down on the history of the iconic London landmark.

In 1843, construction on the new Clock Tower began with Edmund Beckett Denison designing the clock and John Dent head of the building. By 1854, the clock was completed and in 1856, the 'Big Ben' bell ...