Big Ben is also one of the top London tourist attractions. And it is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north-eastern finish of the Palace of Westminster in London, and is often extended to refer to the clock or the clock tower as well. Massive Ben is the largest four-faced chiming clock and the third-tallest freestanding clock tower in the world.
The tower was built as part of development designs by Charles Barry's new palace, after the elderly Palace of Westminster was destroyed by fire on the night of October 22, 1834. The tower is 96.3 meters high (316 feet) and built with Victorian Gothic style. 61 meters (200 feet) below the clock is made of brick covered with stone, while the spire is supported by an iron framework made of iron melting. The tower was built on land measuring 15 meters by 15 meters, the foundation made of concrete thickness of 3 meters (9 feet), at a depth of 4 meters (13 feet) below the surface. All sides at height of 55 meters (180 feet) from the ground.
This clock is located in the northeast of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London. There is a reason the tower was named Giant Ben, Giant Ben is actually the nickname of the bell which is located in it (was one time the Great Bell). The tower was also named The Tower of Giant Ben, or inappropriately, the Tower of Saint Stephen.
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