The Big Ben tour is 90 minutes long so you must be comfortable completing the 334-step climb within this time.
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Pollution, asbestos and time have all caused problemsDue to austerity after the war, the repairs were limited and did not fix all the issues. Some of the conservation methods used in the past were not suitable and added to the deterioration of the Tower.
You can visit Big Ben by booking a 90-minute guided tour that takes visitors up 334 stairs to see the clock mechanism room, behind the four clock dials and the Belfry, where the famous bell is located. Tours can be booked by visiting the official UK Parliament website.
The moniker Big Ben has been in use for over 150 years, and the nickname was originally applied only to the enormous bell inside the tower. The Great Bell received i's sobriquet in honor of Sir Benjamin Hall, the First Commissioner for Works, who raised Big Ben to its current place atop the tower.
114 steps up inside the tower is the Prison Room, but you don't need to worry about being locked up there yourself. The prison room was used for MPs who breached codes of conduct, but it hasn't been used since 1880.