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Encyclopædia Britannica Subscribe Log In · Join In the News Spotlight Demystified Quizzes Galleries Lists Search Click here to search Big Benclock, London, United Kingdom Written By: Jonathan D. Betts Last Updated: 7-15-2016 See Article History Alternative Title: Elizabeth Tower Related Topics Edward John

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          Big Ben History Facts Big Ben in Popular Culture   BIG BEN HISTORY Learning the History of Big Ben The construction of Big Ben was commissioned during the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster in the wake of an 1834 fire. Parliament determined tha

Sign In Sign-Up Welcome! Close Would you like to make this site your homepage? Its fast and easy... Yes, Please make this my home page! No Thanks   Dont show this to me again. Close History of Big Ben The Beginning On the night of the 16th of October, 1834 the old Palace of Westminster was destroyed by fire. It i

THE HISTORY OF BIG BEN The illustrations on this page were created by students at St. Georges Primary School in Camberwell, London, as part of our "Happy Birthday, Big Ben!" project. These illustrations were previously published in a booklet about the history of Big Ben. On 16th October 1834, the Palace of W

Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London , and often extended to refer to the clock and the clock tower . The tower is officially known as Elizabeth Tower, renamed to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II in previously it was known simply as

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