💡 Did your know that the iconic clock tower is not actually named Big Ben? That’s the name of the bell inside the tower. The tower itself is officially called Elizabeth Tower 🇬🇧 Interesting facts: 🔎 The clock face is made from hundreds of individual pieces of glass 🔍 Big Ben was built 164 years ago 🔎Elizabeth Tower is an astonishing 96 metres (just under 315ft) tall – that’s equivalent to 21 London buses stacked on top of each other! #london #visitlondon #thisislondon #londonlife #uk #lentrecote #londoncity #timeoutlondon #igerslondon #londonist #lovelondon #londonfood #travel #england #city #prettycitylondon #londoncityworld #prettylittlelondon #mysecretlondon #itssolondon #ilovelondon #visitengland #londonbylondoners #unitedkingdom #mydarlinglondon #bestcityintheworld #bigben #bigbenlondon #elizabethtower