2006-09-10 17:12:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Big Ben became operational on Sept. 7 1859. The name Big Ben refers to the largest bell in the tower. It was cast on April 10 1959. How ever it had to be recast after it split in half when they gave it a test ring.
2006-09-10 17:23:56 · answer #1 · answered by angela f 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ben: This 316ft clock-tower was completed between 1858-59.Big Ben is named, probably, after Sir Benjamin Hall, the First Commissioner of Works.
Big Ben was first broadcast on New Year's Eve in 1923. The light above the clock is lit while the Commons is sitting.
2006-09-11 09:06:41 · answer #2 · answered by payal b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1858
2006-09-11 00:22:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just google "Big Ben" and read bout its history.
2006-09-11 00:18:42 · answer #4 · answered by Sordenhiemer 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1858 as per the site ...there is one in kenilworth, kolkata by the same name !!
2006-09-13 06:54:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
search on google
2006-09-11 01:32:33 · answer #6 · answered by rajan naidu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
serch in Google.
2006-09-11 01:53:42 · answer #7 · answered by Pappu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋