Dubai, Clock tower which houses Big Ben is renamed to mark Queen Ellizabeth's jubilee

Big Ben is one of London's most famous landmarks. Only - it isn't. Big Ben IS the name of the huge bell which chimes the time every hour atop Britain's Houses of Parliament. Visitors and locals alike often call the tower itself Big Ben. But they are wrong. If you are not completely confused already - the tower actually had a name - the Clock Tower - only that has now been changed. Members of Parliament decided to mark Queen Elizabeth's 50 years on the British throne by naming this famous landmark after her. The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow led the naming ceremony. "I hereby declare that the beloved Clock Tower - one of the best known sights not only in this country but around the world - is now officially renamed the Elizabeth Tower," he said So the proper name is now the Elizabeth Tower. Whether anyone actually calls it that is another matter. As Paul Flynn, anti-monarchist lawmaker said: "There's not one chance in ten-thousand that visitors, that people in this country, will think of this tower as anything but Big Ben." Visitors will continue to flock to one of London's most recognisable tourist destinations - whatever it's called. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/a3c1b57a33d71db0ea749570be4f9d3d Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork