Big Ben

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    Big Ben: Elizabeth Tower's famous clock face goes 'Prussian blue'

    The North Dial of the Elizabeth Tower was unveiled on Thursday revealing the hands and numbers in its original Prussian blue colour. The clock faces which looks out over Whitehall and the Embankment, is now fully visible after the surrounding

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    Big Ben voted Britain's best landmark

    A new survey has revealed that one of London's most well known landmarks has been named the best in the UK. Big Ben beat competition including world famous Stonehenge and the London Eye to claim the top spot in the survey conducted by Blue

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    UK landmarks to go dark for Earth Hour

    Some of the UK's most famous landmarks are set to be plunged into darkness as millions of people prepare to switch off lights for an hour to raise awareness about climate change. Buckingham Palace, London's Tower Bridge, Old Trafford

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    The world's biggest clean-up operations

    As some of the world's biggest and most valuable landmarks, we knew it wouldn't be a quick spray and polish job but did you know it takes four weeks to clean The Shard, and that Big Ben's cleaners need to be particularly careful

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    Ten private tours of the world's most wonderful sites

    Ever wondered what the Sistine Chapel looks like when it's not rammed with tourists? Or what it would be like to have a one-to-one with an astronaut at the Kennedy Space Centre rather than just walk around it with the masses? From a secret

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    Big Ben to to be renamed Elizabeth Tower?

    PA MPs are bidding for St Stephen's Tower, most famously known as Big Ben or The Clock Tower, to have its name changed in honour of the Queen for her Diamond Jubilee. The senior MPs are calling on Parliament's authorities to thank

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    New £15 Big Ben tour charge a 'disgrace', says MP

    PA New plans to charge tourists and visitors £15 to climb the tower that is home to Big Ben have been blasted as a "disgrace". The climb is currently free but, from July, parliament plans to charge visitors to climb the 334 steps of

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