Big Ben
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Other bells

Big Ben also has four smaller bells. They chime in preset sequences to indicate the quarter hour.

Enormous hands

Big Ben is amazingly accurate considering its size. Old penny coins are added or removed as counterweights to adjust the timepiece to maintain single-second precision.

Accuracy

Big Ben is amazingly accurate considering its size. Old penny coins are added or removed as counterweights to adjust the timepiece to maintain single-second precision.

Clock tower

It was built in 1859 and is as high as a modern 30-story building.

"Leaning Tower of London"

The structure is tilting about 1 millimeter (.04 inches) per year.

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