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It is believed that the bell was named Big Ben (Big Ben) in honor of Sir Benjamin Hall,

the curator of construction work. According to another version, it is named after Benjamin

Kaunta (English), a popular boxer in the heavyweight division. The official name until September 2012 was the "Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster",

in the press it was often called the Tower of St ... Stefan. By decision of the British

Parliament renamed the Tower of Elizabeth, in honor of the 60th anniversary of the reign

of Queen Elizabeth.

The large clock of Westminster is the third largest in the world (after the hours of Abraj

al-Bayt and the Town Hall of Minneapolis) four-way clock with a fight. Designed the clock Sir

Edmund Beckett (English) Russian. and the royal astronomer George Airy. The creation of the

watch was entrusted to watchmaking master Edward John Dent (English) Russian, after the death

of which in 1853 the construction was headed by his foster son Frederick Dent. Frederic

completed his work in 1854.

The tower was erected according to the design of the English architect Augustus Pugine in the

Gothic style in 1859, the tower clock was launched on May 31, 1859. The height of the tower, including the spire - 96.3 meters. The lower part of the clockwork

is located at an altitude of 55 meters.