Big Ben, the famous clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, leans slightly. It tilts 0.26 degrees to the north-west. This was found during plans for the Jubilee Line extension.
Part of the city’s university campus, the blend of Victorian and Gothic architecture is modelled on the clock tower of London’s Houses of Parliament. The name of the tower comes from the man ...
The city’s clock master continues to protest the fate — and the accuracy — of the clock on the Clock Tower Building.
From Big Ben—the massive, 15-ton bell that sits within the Great Clock of Elizabeth Tower, Westminster—to the gothic facade of the Houses of Parliament, London is awash in iconic buildings ...
The Great Bell forms part of the Great Clock in the Elizabeth Tower - commonly known as Big Ben. The building is the focal point of the Palace of Westminster, a Unesco World Heritage site and the ...
When the clock strikes 22:00 the Royal Palace and ... "120 residents live within the walls of the Tower of London - we're quite safe and subtle in here but you still have the noises and the ...
A towering new 74-storey skyscraper the exact same height as The Shard has been given the go-ahead by the City of London. The high-rise tower will be 309.6 metres (1016ft) tall and join The Shard ...