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Big Ben or Big Ben?

Both Big Ben and Big Ben are acceptable.

The clock tower of Westminster Palace is called Big Ben in English, which is usually called Big Ben, or Big Ben or Dapeng Bell. Generally, Hong Kong is called "Big Ben".

Big Ben is also the bell tower attached to the British Parliament Hall. Now it is called "elizabeth tower". It is located on the Thames River in London, England. It is a symbol of London, Britain and the largest Gothic building in the world. In the movies set in London, it is indispensable.

structural features

the clock weighs 13.5 tons, the diameter of the dial is 7 meters, the length of the hour hand and the minute hand are 2.75 meters and 4.27 meters respectively, and the pendulum weighs 35 kilograms. Although Big Ben is a little bulky, it does not affect its accurate time. Although there have been some mistakes, the Big Ben, which was completed in 1859, will be maintained by the London government every five years.

Big Ben rings every hour according to Greenwich Mean Time, and the news programs broadcast by British radio and TV stations every day are preceded by Big Ben telling the time. And radio and TV will greet the beginning of the new year with its bell.