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Big Ben

Big Ben. C ourtney 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

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Big Ben

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  1. Big Ben Courtney lourens

  2. Themeasurements: 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

  3. 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 CLOCKTOWER • ITWAS FINISHED APRIL 10, 1858 • IT HAD IT 150THANNERVERSARY ON MAY 31, 2009 • AUGUTUS PEIGUIN DESIGNED THE BIG BEN • AFTER HE FINSHED DESIGNING THE BIG BEN HE DESENT INTO MADNESS AND DEATH

  4. THE INSIDE OF BIG BEN

  5. PICTURES OF BIG BEN DURING THE DAY

  6. A PICTURE OF BIG BEN AT NIGHT

  7. 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

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