1
: a large bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in London
2
: the tower that houses Big Ben
also
: the clock in the tower
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Location The hotel is a short walk away from Battersea Power Station, the US Embassy, and Tate Britain, and sits within a close proximity to London landmarks including the London Eye, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, and Buckingham Palace.
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Felicity Carter, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The Schwalbe Big Ben 2-inch-wide tires have a hefty tread pattern for an urban bike, offering nice traction.
—Stephanie Pearson, WIRED, 4 July 2024
Maybelline shared videos of its giant mascara brush taking over the London tube and buses, JD Sports put a huge North Face puffer jacket on Big Ben, and L’Oréal painted a street in Paris with its new non-smudge red lipstick.
—Nhu Khue Ngo, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Another wonderful quirk is that the minute repeater plays the Westminster Carillon just like London’s Big Ben.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2024
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Felicity Carter, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The Schwalbe Big Ben 2-inch-wide tires have a hefty tread pattern for an urban bike, offering nice traction.
—Stephanie Pearson, WIRED, 4 July 2024
Maybelline shared videos of its giant mascara brush taking over the London tube and buses, JD Sports put a huge North Face puffer jacket on Big Ben, and L’Oréal painted a street in Paris with its new non-smudge red lipstick.
—Nhu Khue Ngo, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Another wonderful quirk is that the minute repeater plays the Westminster Carillon just like London’s Big Ben.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Big Ben.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Big%20Ben. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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