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Big Ben is a popular tourist name for the temporary tower of the Court of Westminster. The official name of the tower since 2012 is the Elizabeth Tower, or the Elizabethan Tower, it is one of the most studied symbols of Great Britain, which is often used in souvenirs, advertising, and films. Initially, "Big Ben" was the name of the largest of the six bells, but this name is often They broadly relate to time and to the time tower as a whole. At the time of casting, Big Ben, whose mass was 13.7 tons, was the largest and heaviest bell in the United Kingdom. In 1881, Bolshoi Pol (17 tons) lost the championship.

From August 2017 to April 2022, the tower underwent global reconstruction.