The Most Appealing Attractions in London

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Ding! Dong! Ding! The distinctive imperfect tone you hear hourly, in London, coming from an impressive clock tower known as Big Ben or the Elizabeth Tower, honor of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee as of June 2012; seeing more of Big Ben, a ride on the London Eye would give an astonishing view of clock tower. Another interesting and historical thing to look into, in London, is the London Bridge. Although there are many places to visit or tour in London, some appealing places may be Big Ben, The London Eye, and the London Bridge.
For Starters Big Ben is a very historical tourist attraction that will draw your attention, in London. One of the newest changes to Big Ben is a name change, “In June 2012 the House of Commons announced that the clock tower was to be renamed the Elizabeth Tower in honor of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee” (London’s Big). While visiting Big Ben you may find a strange saying on the clock tower stating “DOMINE SALVAM FAC REGINAM NOSTRAM VICTORIAM PRIMAM” which means “O Lord, keep safe our Queen Victoria the First”. Looking up at Big Ben you may not notice exactly how big the oversize clock is, the minute hands alone are 4.2 meters long and weigh about 100kg. The numbers are approximately 60cm long. Just the number of glass pieces in the clock is astonishing; there are 312 pieces of glass in just each clock dial. The clock tower can be found on the northern extremity of the new Houses of Parliament that were built next to Westminster Hall (The History).
Afterwards, Big Ben was commissioned during the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster in the wake of an 1834 fire. The Parliament wanted to make and addition to the city, an impressive clock tower. The clock tower was to be named Big Ben, after Sir B...

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