Big Ben, the famous clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, leans slightly. It tilts 0.26 degrees to the north-west. This was found during plans for the Jubilee Line extension.

London’s Big Ben is probably the world’s most famous clock and central to the UK’s New Year celebrations. But, in a digital world what does it take to keep the analogue 165-year mechanical clock on ...

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Three times a week, clock maker Paul Roberson climbs the 334 steps to the top of the Clock Tower in London to wind up and adjust arguably the world's most famous timepiece.

(CNN) — Here’s a look at Big Ben, the clock and bell in Elizabeth Tower at the Houses of Parliament in London. It is one of the most famous landmarks in England. The name Big Ben originally referred ...

LONDON — A facelift that restored London’s 166-year-old Big Ben clocktower to a sparkling shine was nominated Thursday for Britain’s leading architecture award. The RIBA Stirling Prize committee said ...

Clock towers often become the most memorable landmarks of a city. From Big Ben in London and Spasskaya Tower in Moscow to the ...

Monday, Oct. 14, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! The greatest clock tower in the world has undergone the most extraordinary and extensive renovation in history. Presiding ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A man who climbed part way up the 'Big Ben' clock tower at London's Palace of Westminster early on Saturday and stayed there all day as part of a pro-Palestinian protest, appeared ...