It's among the world's most photographed landmarks, a symbol of the United Kingdom and an engineering marvel. And for ...

LONDON (AP) — A facelift that restored London’s 166-year-old Big Ben clocktower to a sparkling shine was nominated Thursday for Britain’s leading architecture award. The RIBA Stirling Prize committee ...

Clock towers often become the most memorable landmarks of a city. From Big Ben in London and Spasskaya Tower in Moscow to the ...

It is one of the most famous landmarks in England. The name Big Ben originally referred to just the bell but now it encompasses the clock, the tower and the bell. Big Ben chimes on the hour and has ...

LONDON (AP) – The iconic Clock Tower of Britain’s Parliament was officially renamed Wednesday in honor of Queen Elizabeth II. The 315-foot (96-meter)-high structure _ widely, though incorrectly, known ...

(CNN) — A man who scaled the UK Parliament’s historic “Big Ben” clock tower with a Palestinian flag has been arrested, police said. The man, who was barefoot and wearing all black, clung precariously ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A man who climbed part way up the 'Big Ben' clock tower at London's Palace of Westminster early on Saturday and stayed there all day as part of a pro-Palestinian protest, appeared ...

London: A facelift that restored London's 166-year-old Big Ben clocktower to a sparkling shine was nominated Thursday for Britain's leading architecture award. The RIBA Stirling Prize committee said ...