Elizabeth Tower - Revision history

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	==History==		==History==
	Construction of the clock tower began in 1844 under the direction of architect [[Charles Barry]], who was hired to rebuild the Palace of Westminster after its destruction in a fire,<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Big Ben]]</ref> and was completed in 1859.<ref>{{WP\|Big Ben}}</ref> The clock itself was designed by [[Lewis Vulliamy]], who was personally enlisted by Barry due to his reputation as clockmaker.<ref name="DB"/>		Construction of the clock tower began in 1844 under the direction of architect [[Charles Barry]], who was hired to rebuild the Palace of Westminster after its destruction in a fire,<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Big Ben]]</ref> and was completed in 1859.<ref name="Wiki">{{WP\|Big Ben}}</ref> The clock itself was designed by [[Lewis Vulliamy]], who was personally enlisted by Barry due to his reputation as clockmaker.<ref name="DB"/>

	The exact origins of the "Big Ben" nickname are unclear, with the two most likely theories proposing that the nickname was derived from either {{Wiki\|Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover\|Sir Benjamin Hall}} or the "Big Bens", a name given to heavyweight fighters during the [[Victorian era]].<ref name="DB"/>		The exact origins of the "Big Ben" nickname are unclear, with the two most likely theories proposing that the nickname was derived from either {{Wiki\|Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover\|Sir Benjamin Hall}} or the "Big Bens", a name given to heavyweight fighters during the [[Victorian era]].<ref name="DB"/>

	In 1868, the tower was scaled by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Evie Frye]] in order to repair the telegraph lines that ran through the building.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Freedom of the Press]]</ref> One of the Frye twins scaled the Elizabeth Tower a second time later that year, when it was discovered that [[Templars]] from [[Boston]] had planted explosives throughout the Palace of Westminster, including one at the top of the clock tower.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Operation: Westminster]]</ref>		In 1868, the tower was scaled by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Evie Frye]] in order to repair the telegraph lines that ran through the building.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Freedom of the Press]]</ref> One of the Frye twins scaled the Elizabeth Tower a second time later that year, when it was discovered that [[Templars]] from [[Boston]] had planted explosives throughout the Palace of Westminster, including one at the top of the clock tower.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Operation: Westminster]]</ref>

			In 2012, to commemorate her {{Wiki\|Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II\|Diamond Jubilee}},<ref name="Wiki"/> the clock tower was officially renamed the "Elizabeth Tower" after the reigning monarch at the time, Queen [[Elizabeth II]].<ref name="DB"/>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	[[File:ACS Big Ben.jpg\|thumb\|Elizabeth Tower]]		[[File:ACS Big Ben.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|Elizabeth Tower]]
	The '''Elizabeth Tower''', formerly known simply as the '''Clock Tower''', and popularly known as '''Big Ben''', the name of the great bell within the tower itself, is a four-faced clock tower that sits adjoined to the [[Palace of Westminster]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom\|England]].		The '''Elizabeth Tower''', formerly known simply as the '''Clock Tower''', and popularly known as '''Big Ben''', the name of the great bell within the tower itself, is a four-faced clock tower that sits adjoined to the [[Palace of Westminster]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom\|England]].

	~~In 1868,~~ the tower ~~was scaled by~~ the [[~~Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Evie Frye~~]], ~~in order~~ to ~~repair~~ the ~~telegraph lines that ran through the building. One~~ of ~~the Frye twins scaled the Elizabeth Tower~~ a ~~second time later that year~~, ~~when it was discovered that~~ [[~~Templars~~]] ~~from~~ [[~~Boston~~]] ~~had planted explosives throughout the Palace of Westminster~~, ~~including one at the top of the clock Tower~~.		==History==
			Construction of the clock tower began in 1844 under the direction of architect [[Charles Barry]], who was hired to rebuild the Palace of Westminster after its destruction in a fire,<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Database: Big Ben]]</ref> and was completed in 1859.<ref>{{WP\|Big Ben}}</ref> The clock itself was designed by [[Lewis Vulliamy]], who was personally enlisted by Barry due to his reputation as clockmaker.<ref name="DB"/>

	== Gallery ==		The exact origins of the "Big Ben" nickname are unclear, with the two most likely theories proposing that the nickname was derived from either {{Wiki\|Benjamin Hall, 1st Baron Llanover\|Sir Benjamin Hall}} or the "Big Bens", a name given to heavyweight fighters during the [[Victorian era]].<ref name="DB"/>
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center~~" spacing="small~~" widths="180">
			In 1868, the tower was scaled by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Evie Frye]] in order to repair the telegraph lines that ran through the building.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Freedom of the Press]]</ref> One of the Frye twins scaled the Elizabeth Tower a second time later that year, when it was discovered that [[Templars]] from [[Boston]] had planted explosives throughout the Palace of Westminster, including one at the top of the clock tower.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]'' – [[Operation: Westminster]]</ref>

			==Gallery==
			<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	ACS Big Ben The Belfry - Concept Art.jpg\|Big Ben's belfry		ACS Big Ben The Belfry - Concept Art.jpg\|Big Ben's belfry
	ACS Big Ben Clockworks - Concept Art.jpg\|Big Ben's clockwork gears		ACS Big Ben Clockworks - Concept Art.jpg\|Big Ben's clockwork gears
			ACS Playing Politics 01.png\|Close-up of Big Ben's clock
	</gallery>		</gallery>

			==Appearances==
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''

	==References==		==References==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''		{{Reflist}}
	[[Category:Landmarks in London]]		[[Category:Landmarks in London]]
			[[Category:Towers]]
	[[Category:Viewpoints]]		[[Category:Viewpoints]]

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	The '''Elizabeth Tower''', formerly known simply as the '''Clock Tower''', and popularly known as '''Big Ben''', the name of the great bell within the tower itself, is a four-faced clock tower that sits adjoined to the [[Palace of Westminster]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom\|England]].		The '''Elizabeth Tower''', formerly known simply as the '''Clock Tower''', and popularly known as '''Big Ben''', the name of the great bell within the tower itself, is a four-faced clock tower that sits adjoined to the [[Palace of Westminster]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom\|England]].

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	==~~Reference~~==		==References==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''
	[[Category:Landmarks in London]]		[[Category:Landmarks in London]]

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	The '''Elizabeth Tower''', formerly known simply as the '''Clock Tower''', and popularly known as '''Big Ben''', the name of the great bell within the tower itself, is a four-faced clock tower that sits adjoined to the [[Palace of Westminster]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom\|England]].		The '''Elizabeth Tower''', formerly known simply as the '''Clock Tower''', and popularly known as '''Big Ben''', the name of the great bell within the tower itself, is a four-faced clock tower that sits adjoined to the [[Palace of Westminster]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom\|England]].

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	The '''Elizabeth Tower''', formerly known simply as the '''Clock Tower''', and popularly known as '''Big Ben''', the name of the great bell within the tower itself, is a four-faced clock tower that sits adjoined to the [[Palace of Westminster]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom\|England]].		The '''Elizabeth Tower''', formerly known simply as the '''Clock Tower''', and popularly known as '''Big Ben''', the name of the great bell within the tower itself, is a four-faced clock tower that sits adjoined to the [[Palace of Westminster]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom\|England]].

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	The '''Elizabeth Tower''', formerly known simply as the '''Clock Tower''', and popularly known as '''Big Ben''', the name of the great bell within the tower itself, is a four-faced clock tower that sits adjoined to the [[Palace of Westminster]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom\|England]].		The '''Elizabeth Tower''', formerly known simply as the '''Clock Tower''', and popularly known as '''Big Ben''', the name of the great bell within the tower itself, is a four-faced clock tower that sits adjoined to the [[Palace of Westminster]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom\|England]].

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	The '''Elizabeth Tower''', ~~previously called~~ the '''Clock Tower''' and popularly known as '''Big Ben''', the name of the great bell within the tower, is a four-faced clock tower that sits adjoined to the [[Palace of Westminster]] in [[London]].		The '''Elizabeth Tower''', formerly known simply as the '''Clock Tower''', and popularly known as '''Big Ben''', the name of the great bell within the tower itself, is a four-faced clock tower that sits adjoined to the [[Palace of Westminster]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom\|England]].

	In 1868, the tower was scaled by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Evie Frye]], in order to repair the telegraph lines that ran through the building. One of the Frye twins scaled the Elizabeth Tower a second time later that year, when it was discovered that [[Templars]] from [[Boston]] had planted explosives throughout the Palace of Westminster, including one at the top of the clock Tower.		In 1868, the tower was scaled by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Evie Frye]], in order to repair the telegraph lines that ran through the building. One of the Frye twins scaled the Elizabeth Tower a second time later that year, when it was discovered that [[Templars]] from [[Boston]] had planted explosives throughout the Palace of Westminster, including one at the top of the clock Tower.

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	In 1868, the tower was scaled by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Evie Frye]], in order to repair the telegraph lines that ran through the building. One of the Frye twins scaled the Elizabeth Tower a second time later that year, when it was discovered that [[Templars]] from [[Boston]] had planted explosives throughout the Palace of Westminster, including one at the top of the clock Tower.		In 1868, the tower was scaled by the [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Evie Frye]], in order to repair the telegraph lines that ran through the building. One of the Frye twins scaled the Elizabeth Tower a second time later that year, when it was discovered that [[Templars]] from [[Boston]] had planted explosives throughout the Palace of Westminster, including one at the top of the clock Tower.

			== Gallery ==
			<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
			ACS Big Ben The Belfry - Concept Art.jpg\|Big Ben's belfry
			ACS Big Ben Clockworks - Concept Art.jpg\|Big Ben's clockwork gears
			</gallery>

	==Reference==		==Reference==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''
	[[Category:Landmarks in London]]		[[Category:Landmarks in London]]

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	[[File:ACS Big Ben.jpg\|thumb\|Elizabeth Tower]]		[[File:ACS Big Ben.jpg\|thumb\|Elizabeth Tower]]
	The '''Elizabeth Tower''', formerly known simply as the '''Clock Tower''', and popularly known as '''Big Ben''', the name of the great bell within the tower itself, is a four-faced clock tower that sits adjoined to the [[Palace of Westminster]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom\|England]].		The '''Elizabeth Tower''', formerly known simply as the '''Clock Tower''', and popularly known as '''Big Ben''', the name of the great bell within the tower itself, is a four-faced clock tower that sits adjoined to the [[Palace of Westminster]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom\|England]].

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	[[File:ACS Big Ben.jpg\|thumb\|Elizabeth Tower]]		[[File:ACS Big Ben.jpg\|thumb\|Elizabeth Tower]]
	The '''Elizabeth Tower''', formerly known simply as the '''Clock Tower''', and popularly known as '''Big Ben''', the name of the great bell within the tower itself, is a four-faced clock tower that sits adjoined to the [[Palace of Westminster]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom\|England]].		The '''Elizabeth Tower''', formerly known simply as the '''Clock Tower''', and popularly known as '''Big Ben''', the name of the great bell within the tower itself, is a four-faced clock tower that sits adjoined to the [[Palace of Westminster]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom\|England]].