Big Ben

Big Ben or the Elizabeth Tower as it officially changed name in 2012 due to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. The tower consist of five bells, one main bell and four other used as quarter bells.  The first official cast of the bells was in 1856 by John Warner and sons, due to a heavy hammer, the main bell had to be reinforced because of a big crack in the bell. The diameter of the clock is about 7.5 meters and the hour hand is 2.7m and the minute hand is 4.25m long. Big Ben is located in London and can be seen from the London eye highest peak.