Big Ben is the name given to the hour bell… the tower is from 2012 and shall be forever known as The Elizabeth Tower in recognition of Britains longest reigning Queen, in the year of her Diamond Jubilee, Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in opposition to what is known as The Victoria Tower at the opposite end of HM Palace of Westminster aka Houses of Parliament
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@@ProTroll_UK They were saying the Clock and Tower were Big Ben where they are not. We don't like it when Historical evidences are skewed due to ineptitude of the research.
The clock faces and hands was made in Wales at the Rhymney Iron Works also most of the metal structure.Benjamin Hall was from Abercarn in the old county of Monmouthshire. He was a Welsh Civil Engineer, St Tudors Church near Blackwood was destroyed by a fire and Benjamin Hall spent his own money to complety rebuild the Church.
When I first came to the U.K. in 2002 off a flight from Dublin, I recall finding myself standing directly underneath Big Ben at the stroke of Midnight, having also got lost halfway up The Mall and the noise of the bells of Big Ben scared the living daylights out of me - in the years since here in Manchester, I’ve become aware that the City Council has a similar clock and this is being refurbished, as well as the main Manchester City Council Chamber, which is a Victorian copy of the Houses of Parliament in London
BIG BEN is not the clock tower; it's not a building of any kind! BIG BEN is actually the largest cast bronze bell of the set located in the belfry at the top of the bell tower! The tower is officially known as ''the Elizabeth Tower'! That's finally explained at the 06:30 point! Then the host continues to refer to the whole building as BIG Ben! 🔔 🫑 🫑 🫑 🛎 🛎 🛎 🎐 🎐 🔕 🔕 🔔 🔔 🔔 🔔 🫑 🫑 🫑
Well done for perpetuating the misconception about the name by describing Big Ben as "The Nation's Most Famous Clock" in your title. Jeez-o. Big Ben is the BELL, and only the bell.
Very frustrating and distracting that the two people doing the tour in the beginning of the video keep talking over each other and interrupting each other incessantly. Childish and unprofessional.
Please fix the title - you know the bell is called Big Ben, not the tower, and ESPECIALLY not the clock! Even the commentary is inaccurate. Guess we'll never change that.
Big ben is the most popular name of the tower although not correct they have likely named the documentary this to get views as a better name gets to more people
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Big Ben is the name given to the hour bell… the tower is from 2012 and shall be forever known as The Elizabeth Tower in recognition of Britains longest reigning Queen, in the year of her Diamond Jubilee, Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in opposition to what is known as The Victoria Tower at the opposite end of HM Palace of Westminster aka Houses of Parliament
Being Irish myself, I do miss the late Queen Elizabeth II, having lived in the U.K. 23 years - her State Visit to Ireland and the Irish State Banquet at Windsor made me so very proud to be Irish - we have lost someone so very special 🇮🇪☘️🇬🇧❤️❤️❤️
The tower is not "from 2012". It was renamed in 2012. 🙂
I will always be a fan of this clock and I will never get tired of taking pictures of it everytime I see it ..
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Big Ben is the BELL.
The Bell is bestowed the name, Big Ben because of its auspicious duty, size and quality...
And???
@@ProTroll_UK They were saying the Clock and Tower were Big Ben where they are not. We don't like it when Historical evidences are skewed due to ineptitude of the research.
Bell !
Big Ben is a Bell !!
13:44 Love the chimes
The clock faces and hands was made in Wales at the Rhymney Iron Works also most of the metal structure.Benjamin Hall was from Abercarn in the old county of Monmouthshire. He was a Welsh Civil Engineer, St Tudors Church near Blackwood was destroyed by a fire and Benjamin Hall spent his own money to complety rebuild the Church.
When I first came to the U.K. in 2002 off a flight from Dublin, I recall finding myself standing directly underneath Big Ben at the stroke of Midnight, having also got lost halfway up The Mall and the noise of the bells of Big Ben scared the living daylights out of me - in the years since here in Manchester, I’ve become aware that the City Council has a similar clock and this is being refurbished, as well as the main Manchester City Council Chamber, which is a Victorian copy of the Houses of Parliament in London
BIG BEN is not the clock tower; it's not a building of any kind!
BIG BEN is actually the largest cast bronze bell of the set located in the belfry at the top of the bell tower!
The tower is officially known as ''the Elizabeth Tower'!
That's finally explained at the 06:30 point! Then the host continues to refer to the whole building as BIG Ben!
🔔 🫑 🫑 🫑 🛎 🛎 🛎 🎐 🎐
🔕 🔕 🔔 🔔 🔔 🔔 🫑 🫑 🫑
This would have been infinitely better if she hadn't frequently interrupted people she was interviewing. Rude and annoying.
£69,000,000 was spent in 2017-21 for restoration. This is a repeat. (But I watched it again anyway. God save The King!)
Huw Smith,I talks to him on line,him and myself are from South Wales,nice fella to talk to.
The one thing I want to see when I finally get to the UK
It’s probably best seen from the river. Uber do boats now pretty cheap. ❤
I,talk to one of the Big Ben clock mechanics as he is from South Wales my home town,nice fella to.
Wow! I'm getting vertigo just watching the first 5 minutes. I can't watch any more. Darn.
What's name of music 28:30 ?
The simple fact that it survived the Second World War is amazing by itself!!!
All the cast iron in side it holding it together was cast in my town in Merthyr Tydfil South Wales and that is fact,all come from Merthyr.
What's the music between 27:38 and 29:03?
Can any one tell me please,where in the tower is the lift& toilet please??
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Well done for perpetuating the misconception about the name by describing Big Ben as "The Nation's Most Famous Clock" in your title. Jeez-o. Big Ben is the BELL, and only the bell.
I'm now realising how much cars 2 messed up my perspective of the size of big ben
Ok so what is the wrist watch that the clock keeper used to set the time on Big Ben? That’s what I want to know?
I know Big Ben is a bell. However, a bell is nothing without clock and clock tower.
Wow man, try talking over the host some more
Huw Smith hell of a boy.
Elizabeth Tower* Big ben is the name of the Bell :I
So,what I get of this,Big Ben the tower was built 315ft high so it could be heard and seen yes?
Big Ben is the name the bell, not of the clock or clock tower.
I THOUGHT BIG BEN WAS THE BELL,
NOT THE CLOCK??????
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Where in the tower is the toilet?
55:29
Big Ben is the Hour Bell. NOT the clock and NOT the tower! 🙄
Big Ben is the bell not the clock- sheeesh get your title straight.
Typical , she just talks OVER the architect because she KNOWS MORE .
Yeah.😊......She does that a lot .It’s annoying.
Very frustrating and distracting that the two people doing the tour in the beginning of the video keep talking over each other and interrupting each other incessantly. Childish and unprofessional.
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Please fix the title - you know the bell is called Big Ben, not the tower, and ESPECIALLY not the clock! Even the commentary is inaccurate. Guess we'll never change that.
Big ben is the most popular name of the tower although not correct they have likely named the documentary this to get views as a better name gets to more people
Get on with it ffs!
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Very long! Boring!
This is the most boring documentary of big Ben I have ever seen.
55:49