Happy 150th Big Ben!
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This stately hand crafted ornament measures approximately 3 ½” from bottom to top. Made of hand-painted and glittered blown-glass, this towering timepiece comes in a see-through acrylic gift box.
Big Ben is one of London’s best-known and loved landmarks. At night, it looks most spectacular when the clock faces are illuminated. You even know when parliament is in session, because a light shines above the clock face.
The four dials of the clock are 23 feet square, the minute hand is 14 feet long and the figures are 2 feet high. Minutely regulated with a stack of coins placed on the huge pendulum, Big Ben is an excellent timekeeper, which has rarely stopped.
The name Big Ben actually refers not to the clock-tower itself, but to the thirteen ton bell hung within. The bell was named after the first commissioner of works, Sir Benjamin Hall. Big Ben is the world’s largest, four-faced, chiming clock and the third largest, free-standing clock tower in the world. It celebrates its 150th birthday in 2009!
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SKU: HS9467710