As far as I know, there are no plans to change its name.
It is named after the Magnhy's greek god of TIME.
The name of the famous huge tower clock in London is called The Big ben.
Strictly speaking, Big Ben is the name of the bell that is contained within the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament. It is a common misnomer to call the clock Big Ben.
The Westminster Clock Tower, traditionally known as Big Ben.
Big Ben is not a clock, Big Ben is the name given the the large bell inside The Elizabeth Tower, London.
Big Ben is the name of a bell in a clock. The clocktower forms part of the Palace of Westminster.
It is called the Big Ben.
The official name for the Big Ben clock tower is actually 'the Elizabeth Tower'. The tower has four clock faces. The name "Big Ben" actually refers to the largest of the bells in the tower. It is this that is heard striking the hour
Although many people refer to the large clock at the Houses of Parliament as Big Ben, Big Ben is actually the name given to the 14 ton bell inside the clock tower and not the clock itself. Big Ben was named after Sir Benjamin Hall who was Commissioner of Works when the bell was installed.
No. Big Ben is actually the name of the 14 ton bell in the Clock Tower at the Palace of Westminster in London. It was installed in 1859.
Big ben tower holds the clock faces and mechanism of the big ben tower clock
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