5 notable sites ranked among the world's top 100
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A 51-meter column in Trafalgar Square topped by a 5.5-meter statue of Admiral Horatio Nelson, commemorating his death at the Battle of Trafalgar.
Trafalgar Square centerpiece, naval hero memorial.
The 96-meter Gothic Revival clock tower at the Palace of Westminster. The bell inside weighs 13.5 tonnes. One of the most recognizable landmarks in the world.
UNESCO World Heritage, most famous clock tower in the world.
A combined bascule and suspension bridge with Victorian Gothic towers. Its drawbridge still opens about 1,000 times per year for river traffic.
London's most famous bridge, opens 1,000 times/year.
A 20-meter steel sculpture with a 54-meter wingspan by Antony Gormley. Seen by over 90,000 drivers daily on the A1 motorway.
England's most viewed artwork, 90,000 viewers daily.
A 67-meter tower commemorating Sir William Wallace (Braveheart) atop Abbey Craig, from where Wallace watched the English army before battle.
Wallace (Braveheart) memorial, Scottish independence icon.
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