Big Ben
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| Address | Westminster, London SW1A 0AA, UK |
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| Height | 9600 (cm) |
| Opened | May 31, 1859 |
| Architectural styles | Gothic Revival architecture |
| Architects | Augustus Pugin |
| Charles Barry | |
| Did you know | Big Ben first rang across Westminster on 31 May 1859. |
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| ID | 734043 |
About Big Ben
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London and is usually extended to refer to both the clock and the clock tower.
Where is the Big Ben
Remembrance Day: King Charles leads wreath-laying on Whitehall
... The two minutes silence that falls after Big Ben sounds sees faces long with memory and grief, none more so than the King, a single poppy blazing out from the blue-grey lapel of his greatcoat...
New year: Fireworks and street parties as UK celebrates start of 2023
... As Big Ben rang out to mark the new year, London s famous skyline exploded into colour with a barrage of fireworks...
Remembrance Sunday: UK to fall silent to commemorate war dead
... The beginning of the silence will be marked by Big Ben striking 11 times at 11:00 GMT...
Armistice Day: UK to hold two-minute silence
... This year s commemorations to remember the war dead will include the recently restored Big Ben striking 11 times...
When do the clocks go back? Big Ben prepares for first change in five years
... The Great Clock of Westminster, widely but unofficially known as Big Ben, will be changed by parliamentary mechanics in the early hours of Sunday...
Queen's funeral: King Charles 'moved beyond measure' by support
... With the route lined with military personnel and police, Big Ben will toll at one-minute intervals as the procession moves slowly through the streets of the capital...
William and Harry side by side behind Queen's coffin
... Big Ben rang out around the streets, tolling each minute...
Brexit: UK's divorce bill from EU could rise to £42. 5bn
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Remembrance Day: King Charles leads wreath-laying on Whitehall
By Jonny DymondRoyal correspondent on Whitehall
For One Day a year The Hustle and bustle of London's Whitehall - gawking tourists, chanting protestors and hooting taxis - is Swept Away and in its place a very different slice of Britain descends.
On Sunday came military veterans, lots of them, in blazers and berets, well-shined shoes and crisply-creased trousers, with nods to old comrades and regimental rivals.
Here were families making sure their loved ones were remembered and here were people who had come to see The Spectacle , but also to pay their respects.
The Crowd That lines Whitehall on these Remembrance Sundays do not all dress up for the occasion. But this is a Britain with Sunday-best manners, polite and orderly, this is A Day of unity in divided times.
The hinge of This Day is the Eleventh Hour - That time on 11 November 1918 when four terrible years of slaughter came to end.
The two minutes' silence That falls after Big Ben sounds sees faces long with memory and grief, none more so than The King , a single poppy blazing out from the blue-grey lapel of his greatcoat.
A command is barked into the thick Cold Air : " Stand At Ease , stand easy. " The troops settle a little.
And Then begins the Beating Heart of The Day , The Parade of veterans, in berets and bowler hats, sometimes in wheelchairs and sometimes led by guide dogs.
Their march not quite as steady as it once was, but their pride shining out like the medals across their chests.
As they pass The Cenotaph - Whitehall 's 103-year-old War Memorial - Heads Swing Left in unison, some give a sharp salute.
And, as they pass, they yield up their ring of poppies, which is taken to The Base of The Cenotaph and laid gently down, The Ring of red around the simple monument gradually becoming a long carpet of remembrance.
Read the latest from our royal correspondent Sean Coughlan -
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
