Elizabeth Tower
is really Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben), London, Greater London
Real place, still recognisable
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
The 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 Westminster.
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.
Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster is also in Assassin's Creed Syndicate and Fallout: London. See all 3 games side by side
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