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Strictly speaking, 'Big Ben' is the fourteen ton bell inside the clock tower - now known as the Queen Elizabeth Tower. However, to most tourists, Big Ben is the name given to the clock and clock tower. Big Ben has now come to symbolise London, and is often used to identify London in film and television dramas. Also, very few tourists would visit London without wanting to see Big Ben.

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