Big Ben, London - Framed Picture 16" x 16"

Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster and often extended to refer to the clock and the clock tower. The tower is officially known as Elizabeth Tower, renamed to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II; previously it was known simply as the Clock Tower. The tower holds the second largest four-faced chiming clock in the world. The tower was completed in 1859.

The origin of the nickname Big Ben is the subject of some debate. It may have been named after Sir Benjamin Hall, who oversaw the installation of the Great Bell, or after boxing's English heavyweight champion Benjamin Caunt.