在1843年的一场大火之后，作为重建英国国会大厦的一部分，建筑师查理斯•巴雷和奥古斯塔斯•帕金共同设计了这座96米（合315英尺）高的钟楼，而大本钟就在钟楼之上。

The 96-metre (315-foot) high tower which houses the clock was built as part of the rebuilding of the Houses of Parliament by architects Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin following a major fire in 1843.

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