Big Ben

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It is a symbol of London, even a symbol of the UK. It’s the same thing for London - that the Statue of Liberty is for new York . When we watch about England on TV , we are almost always show n this tower.

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When people talk about it, they usually keep in mind a clock tower . This is the name of the great bell . It was the biggest of this kind .It s height is ninety-six metres .

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There are two theories about the origin of its name. The first is that Big Ben (Big Ben) was named after Sir Benjamin Hall, who supervised the building of the bell. According to another theory, the bell received its name in honor of Benjamin Count, a very popular boxer at the time. The name Big Ben actually refers not to the clock-tower itself, but to the thirteen ton bell hung within.

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