Big Ben is located in London within the Palace of Westminster. It is the largest mechanical clock in the world, though its name refers specifically to the main bell. Big Ben was built in 1858 next to the Palace of Westminster, home of the UK Parliament, and began operating in 1859. The clock was designed by architects Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin during the reconstruction of the Palace of Westminster following a fire in 1834. Big Ben stands 96.3 meters tall and has a base of 225 square meters.

1. Name: Alondra Valdebenito González
Teacher: María Isabel Pizarro
Date: Monday 30th, 2017

2. Big Ben
It is located in London, in the
Palace of Westminster. It is the
largest mechanical watch in the
world, but the name is due to
the main bell.

3. Inventors

4. Charles
Barry
(1795-1860)
English architect
who designed an
ornate
composition in the
style of the Gothic
Renaissance and
outlined two
towers located
asymmetrically.

5. Augustus
Pugin
(1812-1852)
British architect and
theorist. Became one
of the main defenders
of the return to the
gothic architecture. He
built numerous
religious buildings.

6. The fire of 1834,
affected the palace of
Westminster.
After, in 1843 began the
reconstruction whose
design was integrated
the great clock.

7. Big Ben was built in 1858
next to the Palace of
Westminster, seat of the
Parliament of the United
Kingdom, and was put into
operation in 1859.

8. This monument
has a height of
96.3 meters and a
base of 225
square meters.
Each sphere of
the Big Ben's
watches
measures 7.5
meters; The hour
hand measures
2.7 meters in
length while the
minute hand
measures 4.3
meters.
The watch's
numbers its 50
centimeters in
height.