named Big Ben in honor of Sir Benjamin Hall. And second version- it was named Big Ben in honor of Benjamin County ( a popular boxer in the heavyweight division)
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Big Ben clock was commissioned in May 1859.
They are at an altitude of more than 50
meters from the ground.
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Official name until September 2012 was "The Clock
Tower of Westminster Palace." According to the decision of
the British Parliament renamed the Elizabeth Tower in honor of the 60th anniversary of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II
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Big clock Westminster are the world's largest four-sided
clock with fight. Microphones BBC radio services transmit them
fight each hour. It was the first strike of Big Ben at night with 31 on one planet officially on international standard temporary passes in the New Year