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Big Ben Courtney lourens
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The measurements : Big Ben 316 ft. high and roughly 16 stories high The base is 200 ft. The tower is founded on a 49 ft. square raft, made of 9.8 ft. thick concrete, at a depth of 13ft. below ground level The four clock dials are 180ft above ground The interior volume of the tower is 164,200 cubic ft. It has 334 limestone steps to the top
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FAST FACTS!!!!!! BIG BEN IS THE NICKNAME FOR THE GREAT BELL OF THE CLOCK AT THE NORTH END OF THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER IN LONDON CLOCK TOWER BIG BEN IS THE NICKNAME FOR THE GREAT BELL OF THE CLOCK AT THE NORTH END OF THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER IN LONDON CLOCK TOWER IT WAS FINISHED APRIL 10, 1858 IT WAS FINISHED APRIL 10, 1858 IT HAD IT 150 TH ANNERVERSARY ON MAY 31, 2009 IT HAD IT 150 TH ANNERVERSARY ON MAY 31, 2009 AUGUTUS PEIGUIN DESIGNED THE BIG BEN AUGUTUS PEIGUIN DESIGNED THE BIG BEN AFTER HE FINSHED DESIGNING THE BIG BEN HE DESENT INTO MADNESS AND DEATH AFTER HE FINSHED DESIGNING THE BIG BEN HE DESENT INTO MADNESS AND DEATH
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THE INSIDE OF BIG BEN
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PICTURES OF BIG BEN DURING THE DAY PICTURES OF BIG BEN DURING THE DAY
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A PICTURE OF BIG BEN AT NIGHT
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THE WEBSITES www.wikipedia.org/wikki/Big_Ben www.wikipedia.org/wikki/Big_Ben www.wikipedia.org/wikki/Big_Ben I also went to the websites on the knomi page I also went to the websites on the knomi page http://www.google.com/imgres?q=pictures+of+big+ben+on+the+inside&um=1&hl=en&saf e=active&sa=N&biw=986&bih=787&tbm=isch&tbnid=l1sppSfOWW7BXM:&imgrefurl=http: //www.1-800-4clocks.com/tour-big-ben-clock- tower.html&docid=cyhgwBc_gyaG8M&imgurl=http://www.1-800- 4clocks.com/images/Big-Ben-Clock-Face- London.jpg&w=400&h=558&ei=WjsHT_HRKq3gsQLhnIyQCg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=484&v py=115&dur=467&hovh=265&hovw=190&tx=136&ty=160&sig=109801799860630353543& page=1&tbnh=137&tbnw=98&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0&surl=1 http://www.google.com/imgres?q=pictures+of+big+ben+on+the+inside&um=1&hl=en&saf e=active&sa=N&biw=986&bih=787&tbm=isch&tbnid=l1sppSfOWW7BXM:&imgrefurl=http: //www.1-800-4clocks.com/tour-big-ben-clock- tower.html&docid=cyhgwBc_gyaG8M&imgurl=http://www.1-800- 4clocks.com/images/Big-Ben-Clock-Face- London.jpg&w=400&h=558&ei=WjsHT_HRKq3gsQLhnIyQCg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=484&v py=115&dur=467&hovh=265&hovw=190&tx=136&ty=160&sig=109801799860630353543& page=1&tbnh=137&tbnw=98&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0&surl=1 http://www.google.com/imgres?q=pictures+of+big+ben+on+the+inside&um=1&hl= en&safe=active&sa=N&biw=986&bih=787&tbm=isch&tbnid=8VpS2f6SUWANcM:&i mgrefurl=http://www.virtual-london.com/big-ben&docid=D- syLJREu6QTJM&imgurl=http://www.virtual-london.com/imgsvr/big-ben- inside.jpg&w=379&h=252&ei=WjsHT_HRKq3gsQLhnIyQCg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=2 65&sig=109801799860630353543&page=1&tbnh=137&tbnw=183&start=0&ndsp=2 0&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&tx=77&ty=113&surl=1
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