Wonders of The World

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• The Longest Natural Arch
• Manuscripts of a Bygone Age NEW
• Sanchi's Great Stupa
• The Brooklyn Bridge
• The Oldest Known Shipwreck
• A House Under The Ocean
• Telescope Atop a Volcano
• Britain's Treasure Trove
• The Dare-devils of La Quebrada
• The Chunnel
• The Tallest Living Things
• An Island Comes to life again
• The Skeleton Stretch
• The Glowing Caves
• The Great Shells
• The Mighty Corridor
• Drawings in the Sand
• The World's largest Flower
• The Swaying Minarets
• The Screaming Skull
• A Tower of Perfection!
• Ajanta
• World's Highest Capitals
• The Ziggurat of Ur
• The Oldest Footprints
• The smallest country
• Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
• Mountain of Light
• A Piece from the Past
• Crop Circles
• Cleopatra’s Needle
• The Oldest Throne
• Giant Waves
• The Lord's Arch
• A Mad King's Dream Castle

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Big Ben

Big Ben is one of the most famous bells in the world. It is housed in the clock tower of the British Houses of Parliament in London and rings out the hour chimes. (The clock is also sometimes called Big Ben but the name really belongs to the bell).
Why is the bell known as Big Ben? Nobody is sure. Some say it is named after Sir Benjamin Hall who supervised the hanging of the bell about a hundred and thirty years ago, others say it was named after a boxer, Big Ben who was a heroic figure in his day. The bell weighs over 13 tonnes.

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Last updated on :8/11/2004