Big Ben
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Big Ben

1. the bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London

2. the clock in this tower

3. (Placename) the tower

[named after Sir Benjamin Hall, Chief Commissioner of Works in 1856 when it was cast]

Big Ben - Not the clock in the tower of the Houses of Parliament but the bell itself.

See also related terms for tower.

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Big Ben - clock in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London

British capital, capital of the United Kingdom, Greater London, London - the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

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Big Ben (redirected from Clock Tower, Palace of Westminster)

Big Ben
(redirected from Clock Tower, Palace of Westminster)