Great Bell
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The Great Bell, better known as Big Ben, is the iconic large hour bell housed in the Elizabeth Tower at the Palace of Westminster in London.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Big Ben | 25 |
| Great Bell canonical | 4 |
| Great Bell of Westminster | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bell
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hour bell ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Bell
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surface form:
Big Ben
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| architecturalStyleContext | Gothic Revival (Elizabeth Tower) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Parliament
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UK government ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom government
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| category |
individual bells
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tower bells ⓘ |
| chimesBroadcastBy | BBC ⓘ |
| city |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| commissionedBy | British Parliament ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic landmark of London
ⓘ
widely used in media to represent the UK ⓘ |
| currentBellCast | 1858 ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstChime | 1859 ⓘ |
| diameter | about 2.7 metres ⓘ |
| firstBellCast | 1856 ⓘ |
| function | strikes the hours ⓘ |
| governingBody |
British Parliament
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surface form:
UK Parliament
|
| height | about 2.2 metres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
part of a Grade I listed building
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part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church) ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Palace of Westminster ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Elizabeth Tower ⓘ |
| locatedInBorough | City of Westminster ⓘ |
| locatedInCity |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| locatedInCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Thames
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surface form:
River Thames
Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Bridge ⓘ |
| maintenanceBy | UK Parliament clockmakers ⓘ |
| material | bell metal ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Benjamin Caunt (alternative attribution)
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Sir Benjamin Hall (popular attribution) ⓘ |
| owner |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
UK Parliament
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| partOf |
Great Clock of Westminster
ⓘ
Great Clock of Westminster ⓘ
surface form:
Palace of Westminster clock mechanism
Elizabeth Tower ⓘ
surface form:
clock tower of the Palace of Westminster
|
| symbolOf |
British democracy
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| towerHeightContext |
Elizabeth Tower
ⓘ
surface form:
Elizabeth Tower is about 96 metres tall
|
| tunedNote | E ⓘ |
| use |
public clock chimes
ⓘ
timekeeping ⓘ |
| weight |
approximately 13,760 kilograms
ⓘ
approximately 13.5 tonnes ⓘ |
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