Great Clock of Westminster

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Great_Clock_of_Westminster
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:castle
gptkbp:accuracy within one second
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Big_Ben
gptkbp:chimes Westminster Quarters
gptkbp:completedIn 1859
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Edmund_Beckett_Denison
gptkbp:diameterOfClockFace 7 meters
gptkbp:engineeredFor gptkb:Frederick_Dent
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:literature
gptkb:television
films
gptkbp:features four clock faces
gptkbp:hasTower 96 meters
gptkbp:hourHandLength 2.7 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Clock of Westminster
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Elizabeth_Tower
gptkb:London
gptkb:Palace_of_Westminster
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:materialOfClockFace cast iron
gptkbp:materialOfHands copper
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction mechanical watch movement
gptkbp:minuteHandLength 4.2 meters
gptkbp:numberOfBells gptkb:Big_Ben
Quarter Bells
gptkbp:openToPublic no
gptkbp:restored 2017-2022
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:London
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Palace_of_Westminster
gptkbp:weightOfGreatBell 13.5 tons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_Clock
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7