The Elizabeth Tower is really beautiful. I am not confident to climb up the tower thou. But we were lucky enough to heard the Big Ben Chimes twice while going to and coming back from Westminster Abbey!

Such a beautiful place, especially at night time. Would glady go there and just look at it, such a gorgeous sight.

You can feel "this is Great Britsin"by seeing this historical building..just great! It is too big to see the whole site from nearby. It's better to walk a bit towards the bridge nearby then catch a good view and ideal site for photo.

At over 300 feet high,this wonderful tower and its bell,big ben,are accurate to a second a day.The bell weighs 14 tonnes.Whilst growing up this was the only buliding i wanted to see in London and when i was a 9 year old i got my wish.I was amazed at how huge this tower was.I recently passed it on a boat... More

The bells have been booming from the Victorian gothic tower since the 1860s, but there is still confusion about what is which - and why the names have become what they are. Big Ben is the name given to the second great bell cast for the tower at the end of the Houses of Parliament. It's nearly E Natural (for... More

You have seen it in movies and on TV many times but you really do not get a sense of the scale of the place until you actually walk around it and see the beauty of the design, proportion and majesty of the structure. It sits on the Thames like a big fortress protecting all that is England. It is... More

Big Ben is the bell that chimes inside St Stephens tower so you will not see it unless you climb up the tower

Big Ben (and its bell, Great Tom) is one of the iconic London sites. But even more amazing is the building it is part of - the Houses of Parliament, designed by the great Victorian architect Augustus Pugin. an example of Victorian Gothic revival, its lacey spires reach to the skies. On Westminster Bridge you can get a great photo... More

This really is one of the gratest buildnings in london, and that says alot. Take your time and have a guide or read about the bulidning it has an interesting background and facts. And it does of course look best with some sunlight on!