Evolution of Big Ben

Big Ben, a famous London attraction, is probably the world's most famous clock. Big Ben is the largest of the six bells in Westminster Palace. Many people think it’s the name of the clock tower in London, but in fact, the name refers to the 13-ton bell inside the tower behind the clock dial. The official name of Big Ben was the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster. However, despite other names, the name "Big Ben" remains the most popular and is used for the general designation of the tower, clock and bell.
The clock tower was built in Westminster, which had a completely different look at that time back in 1288.
In 1834, a terrible fire broke out in Westminster Palace, and the tower was burnt to the ground. It was rebuilt by Charles Barry together with the architect Augustus Welby Pugin, who designed the present clock tower in the neo-gothic style. Sir Charles Barry FRS RA was a British architect best known for his role in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster in London during the mid-19th century. He is also responsible for numerous other buildings and gardens. At the same time, Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin was an English architect, designer, artist, and critic who is principally remembered for his pioneering role in the Gothic Revival style of architecture.
In 1854, Edward John Dent, a famous watchmaker noted for his highly accurate clocks and marine chronometers, completed work on the clock mechanism, considered the standard of trueness with its total weight of 5 tons. A fundamentally new double three-stage system was created, which allows a better division of the pendulum and five-ton clockwork. The clock's reliability was proved even during the Second World War when the German bombings damaged two dials and the tower's roof, but the clock did not disrupt its move.
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[@atlantis0v-104]

The tower's official name is Elizabeth Tower

[@mkcaplayz6978]

Charles Tower

[@treehouseofcomics]

@@mkcaplayz6978 in 2023 there will be a juilbee for the king

[@QPRTokyo]

It use to be called St Stephen’s Tower.

[@chrisjoseph7645]

I'm guessing Ruth didn't even watch the video

[@treehouseofcomics]

@@chrisjoseph7645 I mean the golden jubilee lol

[@jacobisworld9516]

Yes I Would Love To Go See Him.

[@QWERTYBOIISGOOFYAHHH]

It’s very fun I’ve been inside it before you should really try to go up there as well

[@mouhamedlarbi5324]

Thanks a bunch 🥰😘😍🤩

[@aminaayad4928]

Great job 👏 keep it up

[@evolutionzone1]

Thanks 😊

[@trainlover123trainsrock]

@@evolutionzone1 please tell me you didn’t say 6 bells. There’s only 5! 4 quarter bells and the 5th one being Big Ben

[@tsmith3286]

Are there any photos of Big Ben in its building stages

[@Ollienations]

Actually, one, there is 5 bells in Big Ben, two, I don’t really remember that there was a clock tower at the Palace of Wesminister before the fire. AFTER the fire, then a clock tower, or Big Ben, and three. The clock face of the clock tower is not the biggest. The biggest one isn’t in Europe, but probably Africa.

[@xdMaxplays]

I would like to visit London to hear big Ben chime

[@peterharrington7024]

Some of this is not true, at 0:44 of the video it says the tower burnt down but it didn’t, at the time the Tower didn’t even exist. The fire broke out in 1834 yet construction of Big Ben begun in 1843 and completed in 1859. Coming from a Londoner. Edit another thing that isn’t true is the its not the largest clock in the world, it’s not even close

[@387FanGatwick]

6 bells? Actually 5 bells

[@alexfarrell5533]

0:05

[@SmilingEgg]

Wow, thx for the video on me

[@seye8eyes]

So what pennies do they use to get the accurate time in Winter and summer Is there any particular dates on the pennies of pennies at ⏰️ Tower Big Benjamin minutes and second

[@seye8eyes]

Looks a bit like New York Empire state building with lots of secrets and secret rooms

[@jamesnicholson2503]

I,thought,it was 315ft?? It is,form the foot,to the spier,sorry for the spelling.They all say,320feet,or 200 foot,some one can't count,or mesure.

[@maxsomggaming6374]

The Big Ben has been in England for years

[@filename099]

how are there 46k views and only a handful of comments?

[@tinasterner2247]

🎉🎉

[@seye8eyes]

339 steps It all depends if you count the floor From beginning to the end of top of the floor 39 steps to heaven Or 339 steps to heaven

[@gcgames_]

2022

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You Big ben 5

[@oldman1734]

I think it’s pronounced “Pugh-Jin”.

[@sakuramiku311]

Elizabeth 2

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[@seye8eyes]

Women writes Emily interesting Poetry of emotions William Wordsworth Inheritance passed on to the male instead of female Emily. You didn't mention the year of Emily being locked up in clock Tower Big Benjamin time dates year is important 👌

[@lifestyleoffreedomfamily]

And you all believe this masterpiece of architecture was built by primitive middle age workers with no equipment etc? Only those who don’t understand how difficult is to build this and that even now we are not able to replicate these buildings can believe that those who built it were more primitivr than us!!? It’s ridiculous- this was built by very higly advanced civilization who had way better technology than we can now only dream off! I mean common look at that masterpiece and ask youself - how did they get that many tones heavy bell up to the tower without cranes etc!?! How? It would be clearly imposible! 😂

[@paulnorris8767]

its 5 bells

[@vicious8500]

Yes

[@Chipanddale999]

I think it’s four bells because you might think it’s fine but there’s five wires in four bells those two wires go to the same bell to make the same sound