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instanceOf
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clock tower
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cultural heritage monument in the United Kingdom
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landmark
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listed building
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tower
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architect
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Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
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surface form:
Augustus Pugin
Charles Barry
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architecturalStyle
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Gothic Revival
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bellName
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Great Bell
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bellWeight
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approximately 13.5 tonnes
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cityLandmarkOf
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London, England
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surface form:
London
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clockMechanismCompletedInYear
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1854
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clockMechanismDesigner
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Edmund Beckett Denison
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clockMechanismEngineer
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Edward John Dent
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commonlyMisnamedAs
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Great Bell
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surface form:
Big Ben
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constructionStartYear
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1843
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country
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United Kingdom
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function
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bell tower
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clock tower
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hasPart
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Great Bell
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belfry
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clock
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clock faces
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spire
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hasRestoration
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major conservation project 2017–2022
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height
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316 feet
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96 metres
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heritageDesignation
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Grade I listed building
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heritageDesignationDate
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1970
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inauguratedInYear
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1859
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locatedIn
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England
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London, England
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surface form:
London
Palace of Westminster
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United Kingdom
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City of Westminster
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surface form:
Westminster
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locatedOn
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north end of the Palace of Westminster
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maintainedBy
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British Parliament
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surface form:
UK Parliament
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namedAfter
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Elizabeth II
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surface form:
Queen Elizabeth II
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numberOfClockFaces
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4
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overlooks
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Thames
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surface form:
River Thames
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ownedBy
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British Parliament
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surface form:
UK Parliament
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partOf
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Palace of Westminster
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partOfUNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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Westminster World Heritage Site
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surface form:
Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church
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previousName
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Clock Tower
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renamedInYear
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2012
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timeZone
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British Summer Time
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Greenwich Mean Time
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touristAttraction
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yes
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UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteDesignationYear
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1987
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