Generational cohorts do not suggest generations, which are typically 20 to 25 years. Cohorts vary in the number of years covered. For marketing purposes, the relevance is in the years when the cohorts came of age.
The name Big Ben was given to a 13.7 tonnes, 2.2 meters tall, 2.9 meters wide hour bell, which is actually the main bell housed within the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminâ¦ster. The tower, named Elizabeth Tower, is 96.3 metres (315.9 ft) high, 15 meters wide.
THE HISTORY OF BIG BEN. The illustrations on this page were created by students at St. George's Primary School in Camberwell, London, as part of our Happy Birthday, Big Ben! project. These illustrations were previously published in a booklet about the history of Big Ben. On 16th October 1834, the Palace of Westminster was destroyed by a fire.