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Tourist Trap: BIG BEN
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  • Written by silve64 on Mar 13, 2003
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    • Big Ben is one of London's best-known landmarks, and looks most spectacular at night when the clock faces are illuminated. You even know when parliament is in session, because a light shines above the clock face.
    The four dials of the clock are 23 feet square, the minute hand is 14 feet long and the figures are 2 feet high. Minutely regulated with a stack of coins placed on the huge pendulum, Big Ben is an excellent timekeeper, which has rarely stopped.

    The name Big Ben actually refers not to the clock-tower itself , but to the thirteen ton bell hung within. The bell was named after the first commissioner of works, Sir Benjamin Hall.

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    Sininen Sat Mar 17, 2007 06:00 UTC
     Nice page on UK. Love the pictures. Happy birthday from Finland!    		FlyingKiwi225 Tue May 13, 2003 19:29 UTC
     Excellent info Edward and good photos as well. Well done
    GlobusGateway Thu Apr 10, 2003 04:13 UTC
     Interesting images of England. Well done. Look forward to seeing more.    		Suzanne_M Thu Mar 13, 2003 16:27 UTC
     I hope it is only a sculpture, otherwise there will be lots of accidents! zuzu
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