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|aka = {{il|Clock Tower|St Stephen's Tower|Elizabeth Tower}} | |aka = {{il|Clock Tower|St Stephen's Tower|Elizabeth Tower}} | ||
|type = [[Clock]] tower/bell | |type = [[Clock]] tower/bell | ||
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'''Big Ben''' was the popular name by which the [[clock tower]] at the [[north]]-[[east]]ern end of the [[Palace of Westminster]] was most commonly known. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}) It was also known simply as the '''Clock Tower''', ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Aquarius Condition (comic story)}}) '''St Stephen's Tower''', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Alien landing confirmed (short story)}}, {{cs|Lucy Wilson (short story)}}) and '''Elizabeth Tower'''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Twenty-First-Century London (feature)|page=28}}) "Big Ben" was in actuality the [[nickname]] of the tower's [[Great Bell]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}, {{cs|Twenty-First-Century London (feature)|page=28}}) | '''Big Ben''' was the popular name by which the [[clock tower]] at the [[north]]-[[east]]ern end of the [[Palace of Westminster]] was most commonly known. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}) It was also known simply as the '''Clock Tower''', ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Aquarius Condition (comic story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}) '''St Stephen's Tower''', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Alien landing confirmed (short story)}}, {{cs|Lucy Wilson (short story)}}) and '''Elizabeth Tower'''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Twenty-First-Century London (feature)|page=28}}) "Big Ben" was in actuality the [[nickname]] of the tower's [[Great Bell]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}, {{cs|Twenty-First-Century London (feature)|page=28}}) | ||
The tower housed five bells, the largest of which was the Great Bell. The clock tower was [[96.3 (number)|96.3]] [[metre]]s [[Height|tall]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}) | The tower housed five bells, the largest of which was the Great Bell. The clock tower was [[96.3 (number)|96.3]] [[metre]]s [[Height|tall]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}) | ||
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=== 23rd century === | === 23rd century === | ||
In [[2254]], Big Ben survived a [[Dalek]] invasion of Earth which saw London liberated by [[the Doctor]]. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Dalek Attack (video game)|Dalek Attack]]'') | In [[2254]], Big Ben survived a [[Dalek]] invasion of Earth which saw London liberated by [[the Doctor]]. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Dalek Attack (video game)|Dalek Attack]]'') | ||