Big Ben is often spoken of as if it were a single object, but the reality is more layered. The name refers to the Great Bell, ...

London's famous Big Ben clock tower is about to get a name change. In honor of Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee, the structure will be renamed Elizabeth Tower, the London Telegraph is reporting.

LONDON (Reuters) -A man who scaled the lower sections of Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower at London's Palace of Westminster early on Saturday has come down after 16 hours and was subsequently arrested, the ...

It's among the world's most photographed landmarks, a symbol of the United Kingdom and an engineering marvel. And for London's Big Ben the most important night of the year is fast approaching.

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 ...

A man was arrested several hours after climbing Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower in an apparent protest in London. The man first scaled the U.K. tower at the Houses of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster ...

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