Statue of Lord Palmerston and Big Ben, London, England

Statue of Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, 1784-1865, politician, twice Prime Minister, by Thomas Woolner, 1825-92, seen from the back, and Big Ben, 1858, clock tower of Palace of Westminster or Houses of Parliament, 1840-60, London, UK, by Sir Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin. The Gothic Perpendicular building replaced its predecessor, destroyed by fire, 1834. The 96.3 metre high clock tower is named after its largest bell, Big Ben. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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© Manuel Cohen

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