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Big Ben

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Big Ben / Elizabeth Tower
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The clock tower at Westminster Palace is often called Big Ben. Although this name actually refers to the heaviest of the five bells of the famous clock tower - with 13,5 t, it is really a "big" bell.

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TQ 30201 79643

51.500742, -0.125581

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51°30'02.7"N 0°07'32.1"W

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30U 699499 5709429

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