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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- When did Cairo's metro open?
“The Cairo Metro opened in 1987 as the first metro in Africa.”
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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What does "Cairo" mean?
Cairo's Arabic name, "Al-Qahira," means "the Victorious."
Why are Moscow's metro stations so fancy?
Many of Moscow's metro stations, like Komsomolskaya, were designed to look like palaces.