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* Clock Tower …… The Clock Tower is a turret [‘t?:rit]（角楼，塔楼）clock structure at the north-eastern end of the Houses of Parliament building in Westminster, London, England. It is popularly known as Big Ben, but this name is actually a nickname [’nik,neim]（绰号,浑名）for the clock‘s main bell. The tower has also been referred to as St. Stephen’s Tower or The Tower of Big Ben, in reference [‘ref?r?ns ] （提及;涉及） to its bell. ◆Structure ◆ Reliability ◆ Culture The tower was raised as a part of Charles Barrys design for a new palace, after the old Palace of Westminster was destroyed by fire on the night