Photo of Palace of Westminster, a landmark in London, England.

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Photo of Palace of Westminster, a landmark in London, England.

Palace of Westminster

Landmark near London

Barry and Pugin's Gothic home of Parliament, rebuilt after the 1834 fire around medieval Westminster Hall, with Big Ben in the Elizabeth Tower.

Photo of Tower Bridge, a landmark in London, England.

Tower Bridge

Landmark near London

Victorian bascule bridge beside the Tower of London, opened in 1894, with glass-floored high walkways and steam-age engine rooms.

Photo of Severndroog Castle, a folly near Falconwood, London, England.

Severndroog Castle

Folly near Falconwood

The triangular Georgian tower folly on Shooter's Hill, its viewing platform looking out over London and, on a clear day, seven counties.

Photo of Thames Barrier, a landmark in London, England.

Thames Barrier

Landmark near London

London's flood defence across the tideway at Woolwich — ten steel gates that rise from the riverbed when a surge threatens the city.

Photo of Harmondsworth Barn, a landmark near Eton, London, England.

Harmondsworth Barn

Landmark near Eton

Vast oak-framed barn of the 1420s built for Winchester College near Heathrow, which John Betjeman called the Cathedral of Middlesex.

Photo of Coombe Conduit, a landmark near Norbiton, London, England.

Coombe Conduit

Landmark near Norbiton

Pair of Tudor conduit houses in Coombe, Kingston, joined underground, which sent spring water beneath the Thames to Hampton Court.

Photo of The Cenotaph, a landmark in London, England.

The Cenotaph

Landmark near London

Lutyens's plain Portland stone war memorial in the middle of Whitehall, unveiled in 1920 and the focus of Remembrance Sunday each November.

Photo of Wellington Arch, a landmark in London, England.

Wellington Arch

Landmark near London

Decimus Burton's 1820s triumphal arch on Hyde Park Corner, crowned by Adrian Jones's bronze quadriga, the largest bronze sculpture in Europe.

Photo of Jewel Tower, a landmark in London, England.

Jewel Tower

Landmark near London

Moated stone tower of the 1360s built to hold Edward III's personal treasure, one of the few survivors of the medieval Palace of Westminster.