What is the real name of Big Ben?
the Elizabeth Tower
The clock tower widely known as Big Ben is to be renamed the Elizabeth Tower in honour of the Queen, the House of Commons has confirmed. It follows a campaign, backed by most MPs and the three main party leaders, to rename the tower in recognition of the Queen’s 60 year reign.
Was Big Ben named after a black man?
Conversation. Big Ben is named after Benjamin Banneker. A black mathematician and astronomer. Inventor of the wooden clock.
