Welcome to Big Ben!

Big Ben is the colloquial name of the Clock Tower, Palace of Westminster, in London, England. It actually refers to the main bell, which is also known as the Great Bell of Westminster, the largest bell in the tower and part of the The Great Westminster Clock.

The tower was raised as a part of Charles Barry's design for a new palace, after the old Palace of Westminster was destroyed by fire on the night of October 16, 1834. The tower is designed in the Victorian Gothic style, and is 96.3 metres (316 feet) high.

The first 61 metres (250 feet) of the structure is the clock tower, consisting of brickwork with stone cladding; the remainder of the tower's height is a framed spire of cast iron.