Great Clock of Westminster

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The Great Clock of Westminster is the iconic 19th-century clock mechanism that powers the famous Big Ben tower clock at the Palace of Westminster in London.

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Generate an image of the Great Clock of Westminster (The Great Clock of Westminster is the iconic 19th-century clock mechanism that powers the famous Big Ben tower clock at the Palace of Westminster in London.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf clock mechanism ⓘ
turret clock ⓘ
architecturalStyle Victorian ⓘ
chimes Westminster Quarters ⓘ
completedBy Frederick Dent ⓘ
constructedBy Edward John Dent ⓘ
constructionStart 1840s ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
designedBy Edmund Beckett Denison ⓘ
Sir George Airy ⓘ
designedForAccuracy yes ⓘ
dialDiameter about 7 meters ⓘ
escapementType double three-legged gravity escapement ⓘ
function hour striking ⓘ
quarter striking ⓘ
timekeeping ⓘ
hasComponent double three-legged gravity escapement ⓘ
fly governors ⓘ
gear trains ⓘ
going train ⓘ
gravity escapement ⓘ
hour striking train ⓘ
pendulum ⓘ
quarter striking train ⓘ
weights ⓘ
winding mechanism ⓘ
heritageDesignation part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Palace of Westminster ⓘ
part of a Grade I listed building ⓘ
inception 1859 ⓘ
locatedIn Elizabeth Tower ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Palace of Westminster ⓘ
notableFor innovative gravity escapement design ⓘ
precision for a large public clock ⓘ
numberOfClockFacesDriven 4 ⓘ
partOf Elizabeth Tower clock ⓘ
pendulumLength about 4 meters ⓘ
pendulumPeriod 2 seconds ⓘ
powers Big Ben clock faces ⓘ
Great Bell timekeeping ⓘ
powerSource descending weights ⓘ
regulationMethod pennies on pendulum ⓘ
small weights on pendulum ⓘ
significantEvent first ticked in 1859 ⓘ
subject of major conservation works in the 2010s ⓘ
strikes Great Bell ⓘ
quarter bells ⓘ
timekeepingAccuracy within one second ⓘ
winding manual ⓘ
windingFrequency three times a week ⓘ

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Palace of Westminster → hasClock → Great Clock of Westminster ⓘ
Palace of Westminster → notableFeature → Big Ben bell ⓘ
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Great Clock of Westminster → partOf → Elizabeth Tower clock ⓘ
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Great Bell → partOf → Great Clock of Westminster ⓘ
Great Bell → partOf → Palace of Westminster clock mechanism ⓘ
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Edward John Dent → notableWork → Great Clock of Westminster (Big Ben mechanism) ⓘ
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Edward John Dent → designed → Great Clock of Westminster (Big Ben mechanism) ⓘ
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Cambridge Quarters → usedBy → Elizabeth Tower clock ⓘ
linked to: Great Clock of Westminster
Dent (clockmaking firm) → notableWork → Great Clock of the Palace of Westminster ⓘ
linked to: Great Clock of Westminster
Dent (clockmaking firm) → notableWork → Big Ben (clock mechanism) ⓘ
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Dent (clockmaking firm) → hasNotableClock → Great Clock of Westminster ⓘ