Придумать 1-2 вопросов к тексту. big ben is known as great britain’s most famous clock and one of london’s best-known sights, situated on the bank of the river thames. it’s popular both with visitors and londoners.there is some misunderstanding as to the name itself. some people refer it to the clock tower itself, other use the name just for the clock.actually, strictly speaking the name big ben is the name of one bell, the largest bell in the clock. irrespective of the definition, big ben is massive. the tower is 315 feet (96 m) high all of the four faces of the clock is 23 feet square and the figures are each 2 feet tall. there are some legends as to the origin of the name big ben. some people believe it was appearing during the parliamentary debate to consider naming the clock after sir benjamin hall, who was known as “big ben”. another possibility is that the name referred to benjamin caunt,a heavyweight boxing champion of the time whose nickname was “big ben”.

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