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Big Ben
There are four smaller bells in the tower, which every quarter of an hour strike a variation of several bars modeled on that of the St. Mary's Church in Cambridge from Handel's "Messiah".
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The bells can be heard on BBC Radio 4 at 6 pm and midnight and on the BBC World Service.
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