The style of the tower is Gothic. The Victorian architect Augustus Pugin styled the tower.
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Strictly speaking, Big Ben is the nickname for the 14 ton bell inside the clock tower but is now used to refer to the clock and the tower.
or most of the Victorian Age, London was the largest city in the world. It’s population grew by 670% over the course of 100 years, from 1 million to 6.7 million. The cities most famous monuments were built during this time, from Tower Bridge, to the Houses of Parliament, and Trafalgar Square. Big Ben was also cast during this age.
Big Ben is in London, England.
they call big Ben because he is big and they call him Ben because that's his name. Big Ben, after Sir Benjamin Hall. He was the commissioner of the works for the tower. He was a big man and it was decided to give the great bell a nickname after him.
Bushranger Ben Hall was active in New South Wales around Bathurst, Canowindra, Forbes and Grenfell. It has not been reported whether he frequented the Victorian goldfields. Two of Ben Hall's accomplices, Frank Gardiner and John Gilbert, spent time in Victoria in between their adventures in NSW. However, Ben Hall did not join them on any of their Victorian forays. Visit this site for more: www.benhall.net.au/