![]() ![]() Cons: republicans don't like it, and everyone will still call it Big Ben anyway. ![]() Pros: there's a certain harmony in nominally pairing the edifice with the Victoria Tower at the southern end of the building. The Elizabeth Tower: the new name to tie in with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Cons: it's too ambiguous a term to gain popular currency - there are many clock towers in London let alone the world, and calling it the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster is too much of a mouthful. Pros: it was once the official name, but has since been supplanted by the Elizabeth Tower. The Clock Tower: a term long used within the Palace and its communications. The tower never officially held this name, but many think it did. ![]() St Stephen's is another (smaller) tower over the main public entrance. St Stephen's Tower: regularly used in newspapers, guide books and by 'that bloke down the pub who likes correcting people'. ![]()
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