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Big Ben & the
House of Parliament
page 2
Big Ben
tips & insights
Other
bells
Big Ben also has four smaller bells. They chime in preset sequences to indicate the quarter hour.
Enormous
hands
The four Big Ben clock faces are huge. Their minute hands alone measures 4 meter (14 feet) in length.
Accuracy
Big Ben is amazingly accurate considering its size. Old penny coins are added or removed as counterweights to adjust the timepiece to maintain single-second precision.
Clock tower
It was built in 1859 and is as high as a modern 30-story building.
"Leaning Tower of London"
The structure is tilting about 1 millimeter (.04 inches) per year.
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Page three - House of Parliament
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