Big Ben
Strictly the nickname of the Great Bell inside the clock tower at the north end of the Palace of Westminster, though everyone uses it for the tower too. Once simply the Clock Tower, it was renamed the Elizabeth Tower in 2012 for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.
- Where
- London, England, United Kingdom
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 51.5007, -0.1246
Get the Big Ben stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Big Ben. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your England volume with your photos and a note.
Near Big Ben
Palace of Westminster 0.1 km
The Gothic Revival riverside home of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, which give it its everyday name. Its clock tower at the north end holds the bell called Big Ben, and the long Thames frontage is one of the most recognised views in London.
Westminster Abbey 0.2 km
A Gothic abbey church where 40 English and British monarchs have been crowned since 1066 and 18 are buried. At least 16 royal weddings have been held under its vaulted nave, and its floors and chapels are crowded with the tombs and memorials of poets, scientists and statesmen.
Churchill War Rooms 0.4 km
An underground complex beneath Whitehall that housed a British government command centre through the Second World War, kept much as it was left. Part of the Imperial War Museum, it also holds a museum on the life of Winston Churchill.
London Eye 0.4 km
A giant observation wheel on the South Bank, opened for the millennium and still the most visited paid attraction in Britain. Its glass capsules turn slowly enough to step into while moving, and from the top the Thames, Westminster and the City lie spread out below.
Horse Guards Parade 0.5 km
A broad parade ground off Whitehall, backing onto St James's Park. Each year it hosts Trooping the Colour for the monarch's official birthday and the Beating Retreat, and mounted sentries stand guard at the Horse Guards arch on the Whitehall side.
St James's Park 0.8 km
A 23 hectare Royal Park in Westminster, first enclosed as a deer park for Henry VIII in the 1530s. Its lake is home to pelicans, and the bridge across it gives views of Buckingham Palace at one end and Whitehall at the other.
Trafalgar Square 0.9 km
A public square laid out in the early 19th century at Charing Cross and named after the naval victory of 1805. Nelson's Column rises from its centre between bronze lions and fountains, with the National Gallery along its northern side.
National Gallery 1.0 km
An art museum on the north side of Trafalgar Square, founded in 1824. It holds more than 2,300 paintings from the mid 13th century to 1900, Western European art from Renaissance altarpieces to Van Gogh's Sunflowers.
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Questions
Where is Big Ben?
Big Ben is in London, England, United Kingdom. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Palace of Westminster (0.1 km), Westminster Abbey (0.2 km), Churchill War Rooms (0.4 km).
How do I get the Big Ben stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Big Ben and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your England volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Big Ben before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your England volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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