What is "Big Ben"?

Question

*Not the football player!

Answer 1

The bell in that clock that people call Big Ben.

Answer 2

Big Ben is the bell of the Palace of Westminster in London, United Kingdom also known as the Great Bell of Westminster, the largest bell in the tower and part of the Great Clock of Westminster. some people would call the whole tower Big Ben, but the name properly refers only to the bell. The clock tower is at the north-eastern end of the building, the home of the Houses of Parliament, and contains the famous striking clock and bell. The tower is also sometimes referred to as St. Stephen's Tower.

The bell was cast in Stockton on Tees, but had to be re-cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry before completion of the clock and chimes in 1859. The BBC first broadcast the chimes on 31 December 1923 - there is a microphone in the turret connected to Broadcasting House.

Answer 3

A Historical Landmark ( A Clock Tower) In London, England.

Answer 4

Big Ben is the bell of the Palace of Westminster in London, United Kingdom also known as the Great Bell of Westminster, the largest bell in the tower and part of the Great Clock of Westminster.

There is also a live earthcam there. Check out the link below..

http://www.earthcam.com/uk/england/london/

Answer 5

Clock tower located in London near the Thames River.

Answer 6

Big Ben is the clock in London...are you testing people or did you not know?

Answer 7

It is a very famous monument in London looking like a tower with a big clock on top which strikes hourly and is heard in a large area in London.

Answer 8

The big clock in London

Answer 9

Its the bell of the big clock tower in London.

Answer 10

Big Ben is one of the bells inside the clocktower in the Palace of Westminster. The clocktower itself has no specific nickname. Big Ben refers to the largest bell in the tower which is struck to chime the hour.