Is Big Ben the name of the clock tower in London?
Big Ben is actually the nickname of the giant bell inside London's famous clock tower. The tower itself was renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012 for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee.
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- What was Tokyo's original name?
“Tokyo was originally called Edo and was renamed in 1868, when it became Japan's imperial capital.”
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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