Big Ben is the nickname of the large bell (it is 4.25 meters long!) located in the Tower of the Clock (Clock Tower) of the Palate of Westminster, the seat of the British Parliament.
This bell sounds every hour. By extension, the clock and the whole tower are named Big Ben.
The clock is made up of four dials 7 meters in diameter and a bell weighing 13,5 tons installed in 1858, June, 1st.
It is called Big Ben to remember it Benjamin Hall, first police chief of public works, who was of strong stoutness.
Each year, the clock is regulated by posing a part of 1 penny on the pendulum if it takes lead; one removes from it if it delays.
The exact hour is given by the first blow. The sound of Big Ben has a noise which carries to a little more 6km.
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