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A small tower, St. Stephen's Tower, is positioned at the front
of the Palace, between Westminster Hall and Old Palace Yard, and
London flat to rent contains the main entrance to the House of Commons
at its base, known as St. Stephen's Entrance.[12] Other towers include
Speaker's and Chancellor's Towers, at the north and south ends of
the building's river front respectively.[13]
They are named after the presiding officers of the two Houses
of London flat to rent Parliament at the time of the Palace's reconstruction,
the Speaker of the House of Commons and the Lord High Chancellor. |
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At the base of the tower is
the Sovereign's Entrance to the Palace, used by the monarch whenever
entering London flat to rent the Palace of Westminster for the State
Opening of Parliament or for any other official ceremony.
Palace of Westminster as seen from the London Eye; Victoria Tower
is on the left and Clock Tower on the right side
Over the middle of the Palace, immediately above the Central Lobby,
stands the octagonal Central Tower London flat to rent.
It is 91.4 metres (300 ft)[10] tall, making it the shortest of the
three principal towers of the Palace. Unlike the other towers, the
Central Tower possesses a spire, and was designed as a high-level
air intake.
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London flat to rent at the north-eastern end of the Palace
is the most famous of the towers, the Clock Tower, commonly
known as Big Ben after its main bell. The Clock Tower is 96.3 metres
(316 ft)[10] tall. Pugin's drawings for the tower were the last
work he did for Barry.
The Clock Tower houses a large, four-faced clock—the Great Clock
of Westminster—also designed by Pugin. The tower also houses five
bells, which strike the Westminster Chimes every quarter hour London
flat to rent. The largest and most famous of the bells is Big Ben
(officially The Great Bell of Westminster), which strikes the hour.
This is the third-heaviest bell in England, weighing 13.8 tonnes
(13.6 long tons).[10] Although Big Ben properly refers only to the
bell, it is colloquially applied to the whole tower.
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