7. Big Ben is not the name
of the tower clock but
the 13-tonne bell
hanging inside.
8. The hands of Big Ben are made of sheets of copper and
iron.
9. The clock tower was
named Elizabeth Tower
in tribute to Queen
Elizabeth II in her
Diamond Jubilee year
(2012) to mark her 60th
year on the British
throne.
10. Big Ben is most impressive atBig Ben is most impressive at
nightnight..