![]() It was the largest bell in the United Kingdom for 23 years. īig Ben is the largest of the tower's five bells and weighs 13.5 long tons (13.7 tonnes 15.1 short tons). On, celebrations were held to mark the tower's 150th anniversary. All four nations of the UK are represented on the tower on shields featuring a rose for England, thistle for Scotland, shamrock for Ireland, and leek for Wales. ![]() Dials of the clock are 22.5 feet (6.9 m) in diameter. Its base is square, measuring 40 feet (12 m) on each side. ![]() The tower stands 316 feet (96 m) tall, and the climb from ground level to the belfry is 334 steps. When completed in 1859, its clock was the largest and most accurate four-faced striking and chiming clock in the world. The tower was designed by Augustus Pugin in a neo-Gothic style. The official name of the tower in which Big Ben is located was originally the Clock Tower, but it was renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. In the meantime, check out the image gallery below, which is part of NECA’s ’31 Nights of Fright.’ The toy company plans to to have exciting reveals every day during the month of October, although they’ve already set a pretty high bar with this one that’s going to be hard to top.51☃0′03″N 0☀7′28″W / 51.5007°N 0.1245°W / 51.5007 -0.1245īig Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, England, and the name is frequently extended to refer also to the clock and the clock tower. There’s no information on pricing and availability yet, but that should be coming soon - especially with all the Gargoyle fans (or Gargoyle newbies like me) who are going to want this fantastic figure. In addition to her brilliant portrait/sculpt, the figure will come with two weapons, a spell book, alternate hands, and an enraged alternate face. That being said, Demona is a very cool looking villain who NECA turned an extraordinary action figure. I’m late to the Gargoyles party, so my knowledge about the characters and mythology doesn’t extend much past the first few episodes. On Monday, NECA revealed the second figure in the line: Demona. Earlier this year, NECA made a lot of ’90s kids happy by revealing a Goliath figure that would be the first entry in their new toyline based on the beloved Gargoyles animated series. ![]()
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