Big Ben

Big BenCourtney lourens

The measurements : Big Ben• 316 ft. high and roughly 16 stories high

• The base is 200 ft.• The tower is founded on a 49 ft. square raft,

made of 9.8 ft. thick concrete, at a depth of 13ft. below ground level

• The four clock dials are 180ft above ground • The interior volume of the tower is 164,200

cubic ft.• It has 334 limestone steps to the top

FAST FACTS!!!!!!• BIG BEN IS THE NICKNAME FOR THE GREAT BELL OF THE CLOCK AT THE NORTH END OF THE PALACE

OF WESTMINSTER IN LONDON CLOCK TOWER • IT WAS FINISHED APRIL 10, 1858

• IT HAD IT 150TH ANNERVERSARY ON MAY 31, 2009• AUGUTUS PEIGUIN DESIGNED THE BIG BEN • AFTER HE FINSHED DESIGNING THE BIG BEN HE

DESENT INTO MADNESS AND DEATH

THE INSIDE OF BIG BEN

PICTURES OF BIG BEN DURING THE DAY

A PICTURE OF BIG BEN AT NIGHT

THE WEBSITES• www.wikipedia.org/wikki/Big_Ben

• I also went to the websites on the knomi page• http://www.google.com/imgres?

q=pictures+of+big+ben+on+the+inside&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&sa=N&biw=986&bih=787&tbm=isch&tbnid=l1sppSfOWW7BXM:&imgrefurl=http://www.1-800-4clocks.com/tour-

big-ben-clock-tower.html&docid=cyhgwBc_gyaG8M&imgurl=http://www.1-800-4clocks.com/images/Big-Ben-Clock-Face-

London.jpg&w=400&h=558&ei=WjsHT_HRKq3gsQLhnIyQCg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=484&vpy=115&dur=467&hovh=265&hovw=190&tx=136&ty=160&sig=109801799860630353543&

page=1&tbnh=137&tbnw=98&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0&surl=1

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=pictures+of+big+ben+on+the+inside&um=1&hl=en&safe=active&sa=N&biw=986&bih=787&tbm=isch&tbnid=8VpS2f6SUWANcM:&imgrefurl=http://www.virtual-london.com/big-ben&docid=D-syLJREu6QTJM&imgurl=http://www.virtual-london.com/imgsvr/big-ben-inside.jpg&w=379&h=252&ei=WjsHT_HRKq3gsQLhnIyQCg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=265&sig=109801799860630353543&page=1&tbnh=137&tbnw=183&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&tx=77&ty=113&surl=1