'Big Ben' in London?

Hugh,

welcome to A2k.

Thanks for asking that question. I never knew it referred to the bell and not the tower itself. When I visited London in the '80's Big Ben was smothered in scaffolding and undergoing a makeover to remove all the gunk from centuries of coal burning so we didn't get to see much of it.






http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_Tower,_Palace_of_Westminster

Thanks for posting the picture...
It's my favourite site in London...

Now I am feeling homesick!

Lovely to approach the city by boat from Greenwich, as I have done more than once, and to alight right outside the Palace of Westminster.

Has earth "anything to show more fair", on a sunny day?

Probably. But it's nice.

"big Ben"
Big Ben is in fact the name of the bell however this name is given to
the clock and tower in general usage, even here in the u.k.