(CNN) — Here’s a look at Big Ben, the clock and bell in Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament in London. It is one of the most famous landmarks in England. The name Big Ben originally referred ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's parliament marks 160 years on Thursday since its "Big Ben" bell first chimed, but the familiar bongs will not ring out to celebrate the occasion as the famous clock-tower ...

Britain's Big Ben has bonged the hour for the last time ahead of almost four years of repair work. The giant bell atop Parliament's clock tower rang out 12 times at noon, as parliamentary staff, ...

LONDON (AP) — After more than 150 years as Britain’s most famous timekeeper, London’s Big Ben bell fell silent Monday for four years of repair work that will keep it quiet on all but a few special ...

LONDON -- Britain's Big Ben marked its 150th birthday with a celebration Saturday in London. The bell first pealed July 11, 1859, a few weeks after the clock in the famous tower above the Houses of ...

LONDON — A facelift that restored London’s 166-year-old Big Ben clocktower to a sparkling shine was nominated Thursday for Britain’s leading architecture award. The RIBA Stirling Prize committee said ...

LONDON (AP) – The iconic Clock Tower of Britain’s Parliament was officially renamed Wednesday in honor of Queen Elizabeth II. The 315-foot (96-meter)-high structure _ widely, though incorrectly, known ...

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