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Big ben - the name of the largest of the five bells of westminster palace in london , it is often considered to be the name of the clock , and the clock tower as a whole . at the time of the casting of big ben was the largest and heaviest ( 13.7 ton ) bell of the united kingdom . in 1881, the bell gave primacy great sex ( eng. ) russian . ( 17 tons ) .name [edit | edit wiki text] it is believed that the bell was named big ben ( big ben ) in honor of sir benjamin hall , the curator of construction works . according to another version , it is named in honor of benjamin count , russian . , a popular boxer in the heavyweight division . tower [edit | edit wiki text] the tower was built by english architect augustus augustus pugin in 1859 , the clock tower started may 31, 1859 [ 4 ] . the height of the tower , including the spire - 96.3 meters. the lower part of the clock mechanism is located at a height of 55 meters. the official name until september 2012 was " the clock tower palace of westminster ," the press it was often called the tower of st . stephen [ 5 ] . according to the decision of the british parliament renamed the elizabeth tower in honor of the 60th anniversary of the reign of queen elizabeth ii [ 6 ] .
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