See I love these questions, Big Ben is the bell inside the clock tower, not the tower, that got renamed back in 2012 to Elizabeth Tower for the Jubilee.
Now the tower stands at around 319 feet tall and 40 feet from corner to corner..
It took 15 years to build it!
Endured WW2 with only a minimum amount of damage (I say that but hey, there was a lot worse done look at Saint Paul's cathedral)
But, oh boy, yes it's big and impressive almost scary in a way.
Now doesn't matter if it's called Big Ben or Elizabeth Tower it's daunting just standing there looking up marveling at the architecture of the building itself.
Now I'm not sure if it's the size or the history that makes it so imposing.
From King Charles 2nd, Queen Victoria to Guy Fawkes and it's almost scary to think so much has changed the history of such a building.
but I love visiting London whilst Travelling home to Portsmouth.. the sights, sounds, accents, and diversity are all in one city.
Here's a photo of back in 2022 when I last headed home.
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