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The tower opened in 1859 as the housing place of the Big Ben bell. The new Houses of Parliament later opened in 1874 and extended onto the tower. The tower was then later made taller to a height of 96 metres in 1903. In 1916, during the German zeppelin raids of London in World War I, the backlight of the clock face was turned off, and the Big Ben bell was not allowed to chime. The same principles then later applied to the tower when the Blitz begun in World War II. The tower recieved unspecific damage due to bombing, but was later repaired.

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  • Elizabeth Tower
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  • The tower opened in 1859 as the housing place of the Big Ben bell. The new Houses of Parliament later opened in 1874 and extended onto the tower. The tower was then later made taller to a height of 96 metres in 1903. In 1916, during the German zeppelin raids of London in World War I, the backlight of the clock face was turned off, and the Big Ben bell was not allowed to chime. The same principles then later applied to the tower when the Blitz begun in World War II. The tower recieved unspecific damage due to bombing, but was later repaired.
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  • The tower opened in 1859 as the housing place of the Big Ben bell. The new Houses of Parliament later opened in 1874 and extended onto the tower. The tower was then later made taller to a height of 96 metres in 1903. In 1916, during the German zeppelin raids of London in World War I, the backlight of the clock face was turned off, and the Big Ben bell was not allowed to chime. The same principles then later applied to the tower when the Blitz begun in World War II. The tower recieved unspecific damage due to bombing, but was later repaired. The tower then became a famous landmark in London, and one of the famous buildings in London. In 2012, it was named Elizabeth Tower to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The tower then had a name for the last 153 years of it's life.
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