LONDON — Big Ben's iconic bell sounded the hour for the last time Monday before it went silent for nearly four years of repair work. After 12 deep bongs at noon (7 a.m. ET), the bell began ...

Britain's Big Ben has bonged the hour for the last time ahead of almost four years of repair work. The giant bell atop Parliament's clock tower rang out 12 times at noon, as parliamentary staff ...

The tower is popularly known as Big Ben, although the name actually refers only to the Great Bell inside. The Whitechapel foundry was marking the anniversary by casting 3 1/2-inch (9-centimeter ...

LONDON — Happy Birthday, Big Ben. One of Britain’s last bell foundries on Thursday marked the 150th anniversary of its biggest creation — the massive bell whose bongs sound the hour at the ...

LONDON — The Great Bell of the Great Clock at the Palace of Westminster, known to all as “Big Ben,” is scheduled to return to full-time service on Sunday, after being mostly silent for the ...

But it is the nickname of the biggest bell in the belfry that draws the most name recognition: Big Ben. During the past five years, the clock, which has four dials, was dismantled and serviced for ...

LONDON, May 10 (Reuters) - London's famous Big Ben bell failed to chime on Wednesday when the dials of the Great Clock at Britain's Houses of Parliament briefly stopped working. The four clock ...

“On this tour, you will see the inner workings of the clock mechanism, stand next to the world-famous Big Ben bell as it strikes the hour, and step behind the dials each spanning 6.9m [22.6 ft ...

It's so much metalwork, isn’t there? -A huge amount. This is the bell frame, of course. And right in the middle is Big Ben. And this bell doesn’t swing. It hangs there. And then the hammer ...

Big Ben is one of London's most famous landmarks. Although most people refer to the clock tower attached to the Palace of Westminster as Big Ben, it is actually the nickname for the giant bell inside.