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Big Ben, London

Title: Big Ben, London
Description: The Clock Tower of the House of Parliament popularly known as 'Big Ben.' The clock with its famous chimes has four dials each almost 23ft (7m) in diameter, with figures 2ft (0.6m) high and hands 14ft (4.3m) and 9ft (2.7m) long. The hours are struck on the great bell of 'Big Ben' cast in 1858 at Whitechapel and named after Sir Benjamin Hall, First Commissioner of Works at the time it was hung.
Identifier: B415_065
Date: 1989?
Extent: 6.5x8.5
Subject: London, England; Great Britain. Parliament
Type: Photo
Format: Color
Language: Eng
Source: Box 415
Publisher: George Mason University Libraries
Rights: Copyright not held by George Mason University Libraries. Restricted to personal, non-commercial use only. For permission to publish, contact Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries.