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Bong! Big Ben's home in running for architecture award
Western Mail
|September 04, 2025
THE restoration of the Elizabeth Tower, famous for housing the bell known as Big Ben at London’s Palace of Westminster, has been shortlisted for a prestigious award.
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Six projects are in the running for the Riba Stirling Prize, the UK's highest accolade in architecture, including Appleby in southeast London, described as a pioneering model of housing for later living, and the new home of the London College of Fashion.
Big Ben is named after Sir Benjamin Hall, the 1st Baron Llanover, a prominent Welsh politician and industrialist.
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