Big Ben and the Elizabeth Tower stand proudly in the heart of London, capturing the world’s attention with their stunning Gothic design and deep chimes. While tourists flock to see this British ...

Cleaners have been busy scrubbing the clock on the Elizabeth Tower at Westminster Palace. Many people know the landmark as Big Ben - which is the nickname of the bell inside the clock tower.

LONDON (Reuters) - A man who climbed part way up the 'Big Ben' clock tower at London's Palace of Westminster early on Saturday and stayed there all day as part of a pro-Palestinian protest ...

The tower housing the famed Big Ben clock at ... on the structure — renamed the Elizabeth Tower in 2012 — is separate from the planned full-scale restoration of the Palace of Westminster ...

THE clock famously known as Big Ben began with the destruction of the Palace of Westminster by fire in 1834. A few parts of the palace survived, includingWestminster Hall.

The clock hands of Elizabeth Tower have been removed during maintenance and restoration work in the Palace of Westminster. The tower is undergoing a £61m refurbishment, up from the original ...

Big Ben at the Palace of Westminster in central London on September 6th, 2021. BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images. Big Ben, the iconic clock tower that’s defined the London skyline for ...

The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, which is known across the nation because of the bell it houses - Big Ben - will now be known as the Elizabeth Tower.

He was remanded in custody to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday. Day spent more than 16 hours barefoot and holding a Palestine flag while perched on the clock tower of Big Ben ...

The clock tower housing the Big Ben bell has been renamed the Elizabeth Tower. A campaign to change the moniker of the Palace of Westminster structure had been backed by most MPs and leaders of ...

Time stood still in Westminster on Wednesday lunchtime as Big Ben failed to chime. The famous bell at the top of the Elizabeth Tower fell silent at 1pm after the clock stopped.

March 10, 2025 at 0:54am GMT. A 29-year-old man has been charged after climbing onto the clock tower of Big Ben, Metropolitan Police said. Daniel Day, of Palmerston Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex ...