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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