Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster in video games

London's clock tower rises over Victorian gangs, a near-future surveillance state and a post-nuclear wasteland. Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster appears in 3 games on Pixel Pilgrimage: Watch Dogs: Legion, Assassin's Creed Syndicate and Fallout: London.

Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben), London, Greater London — Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons

The games

In gameWatch Dogs: Legion2020Elizabeth TowerReal place, still recognisableThe clock tower at the north end of the Palace of Westminster, lit up over the Thames with the London Eye glowing red behind it. The Palace is one of the targets of the bombings in the game's opening mission, Operation…Game vs real photo
In gameAssassin's Creed Syndicate2015Palace of WestminsterReal place, still recognisableThe Houses of Parliament and the clock tower of Big Ben on the Thames, one of the great climbs of the game.Game vs real photo
In gameFallout: London2024Big BenReal place, still recognisableThe clock tower still stands over the ruins of Westminster.Game vs real photo

The real place

Elizabeth Tower was completed in 1859 to a design by Augustus Pugin and is about 96 metres tall. Big Ben is strictly the name of its great bell; the tower itself was renamed for Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee in 2012. A five-year restoration of the tower finished in 2022.

Visiting

The best views are from Westminster Bridge and from the South Bank by the London Eye. UK residents can ask their MP about tours up the tower; overseas visitors can't climb it.

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