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The clock towers bigger than Big Ben

Plus: the decline of British steel; and a comparison of prime-ministerial jets

24 October 2015

9:00 AM

24 October 2015

9:00 AM

Bigger Bens

Big Ben will have a £29m refurbishment. Who has the biggest clock tower?

Kremlin Clock: Installed on the 232ft Spasskaya Tower. Clock has a diameter of 20ft.

Big Ben: Installed on 315ft Elizabeth Tower. Clock faces are 24ft across.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Building, New York: 700ft high (although the clock is only two-thirds of the way up).

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