| Information Sources | Disclaimer | Copyright © 1998-2021 :: nationsonline.Credit: UK Parliament It is a symbol of London the world over, but do you know the origins of Big Ben? If you’ve ever asked yourself, ‘when was Big Ben built?’ then read on for a potted history of our most famous landmarkīig Ben has been telling the time for Londoners since the mid 19th century and is now undergoing essential maintenance that has meant Big Ben’s bongs have fallen silent. Nations Online Project is made to improve cross-cultural understanding and global awareness. Promote that every nation assumes responsibility for our world. To enjoy street views, grab pegman with your cursor and hoover over the map, when street view is available parts of the map will change to blue, drop pegman there and you might have a lot of fun within unimaginable boring landscapes. The "Pegman" symbol offers the switch to Google's street view, the 360-degree, panoramic street-level imagery. With the option to switch Labels (names, borders, roads, business, etc.) on and off, for a combination of satellite image and street map. Terrain, it displays a physical map with topographical details.Ĭlick the Satellite for a satellite image To switch between various map types click on this buttons:Ĭlick the Map button for a street map, this button holds the option for To Zoom in +, or Zoom out – use the zoom buttons or double click on the map to zoom in. To pan the map click on the respective arrow on the pan button or click on the map and move your mouse/pointer to drag the map around (pan). Scotland Interactive Map, Sweden Interactive Map, United Kingdom Interactive Map Ireland Interactive Map, Latvia Interactive Map, Lithuania Interactive Map, Norway Interactive Map, Interactive Maps of other countries and regions in Northern Europe:ĭenmark Interactive Map, Faroe Islands Interactive Map, Greenland Interactive Map, Iceland Interactive Map, Latvia Map, Lithuania Map, Sweden Map, United Kingdom Map
Maps of other Countries in Northern Europeĭenmark Map, Estonia Map, Faroe Islands Map, Greenland Map, Iceland Map, Ireland Map, Manchester | Nuuk | Oslo | Reykjavik | Riga | Saint Petersburg | Stockholm | Tallinn | Vilnius Official website of the parliament with information about Big Ben.īelfast | Birmingham | Cardiff | Copenhagen | Dublin | Edinburgh | Glasgow | Helsinki | Liverpool | London | Malmö Searchable map and satellite view of Londonīelfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester Loch Ness, Stonehenge, London Tower Bridge Next landmark: Empire State Building, New York City Previous landmark: Eiffel Tower, Paris, France To find a location type: street or place, city, optional: state, country. Zoom out to see more landmarks around the Palace of Westminster. The tower was completed in 1858.īritish curiosity: It is one of the world's most famous landmark, but the interior of the tower is not open to overseas visitors, only United Kingdom residents are able to arrange tours (well in advance) through their Member of Parliament. The tower is housing the world's second largest four-faced chiming clock, the clock faces have a diameter of 7 meters (23 ft). The English architectĪugustus Pugin designed the clock tower in Gothic Revival style at the end of the 19th century.
The Palace of Westminster is located in the center of London.Īctually Big Ben is the nickname of the main bell housed within the tower. Satellite view is showing the Palace of Westminster with Big Ben, the Clock Tower (since 2012 named Elizabeth Tower), the palace is also known as the Houses of Parliament, the seat of the House of Lords (upper house) and the House of Commons (lower house), the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Palace of Westminster at Thames river, on the right the world famous Clock Tower with its four-face clocks, known as 'Big Ben'. _ Famous Landmarks - Satellite View of Big Ben, London
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