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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Gomez donned her go-to rich chocolate locks while posing backstage in an Elizabethan-style dress and taking photos on a bridge with the London Eye and Big Ben in the background.
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Walkers can move from Westminster Abbey and Big Ben to Buckingham Palace, then continue along the Thames toward Borough Market, Tower Bridge and the city’s distinctive neighborhoods.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The latest version reaches about 85 meters in length and would stand nearly as tall as London’s Big Ben or New York City’s Flatiron Building, according to the Financial Times.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 5 May 2026
Next to the dog, a faded print of Big Ben, and a commemorative plate with the late Queen Elizabeth II smiling from nine different decades.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
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Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Walkers can move from Westminster Abbey and Big Ben to Buckingham Palace, then continue along the Thames toward Borough Market, Tower Bridge and the city’s distinctive neighborhoods.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The latest version reaches about 85 meters in length and would stand nearly as tall as London’s Big Ben or New York City’s Flatiron Building, according to the Financial Times.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 5 May 2026
Next to the dog, a faded print of Big Ben, and a commemorative plate with the late Queen Elizabeth II smiling from nine different decades.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
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“Big Ben.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Big%20Ben. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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