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Big Ben has an estimated weight of 11.8–13.8 tonnes. It ranks #33 of 52 in the Buildings & Structures category.
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Big Ben, which actually refers only to the bell inside of the tower, weighs in at just over 13 tons.
| Kilograms | 12,777 kilograms |
| Pounds | 28,168 pounds |
| Metric tonnes | 12.8 tonnes |
| Grams | 12,776,701 grams |
| Ounces | 450,685 ounces |
| Stones | 2,012 stones |
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Big Ben typically weighs about 11.8–13.8 tonnes, within a recorded range of 11.8–13.8 tonnes.
It ranks #33 of 52 entries in Buildings & Structures, heavier than 90% of items in the dataset.
The data comes from 1 source articles on weightofstuff.com, most recently updated on 2024-05-16.
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