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The 12 Most Iconic Landmarks in London

12 landmarks with verified facts and stories

Big Ben & Houses of Parliament
~4 min

Big Ben & Houses of Parliament

Parliament Square, City of Westminster, London, SW1P 3AD, United Kingdom

architecturegothicpolitics

Strictly speaking, Big Ben is not a tower.

Buckingham Palace
~4 min

Buckingham Palace

London SW1A 1AA

royaltyarchitecturehistory

This is the house that George III bought for his wife in 1761 because she found St James's Palace too stuffy.

Churchill War Rooms
~3 min

Churchill War Rooms

King Charles Street, City of Westminster, London, SW1A, United Kingdom

politicsundergroundwar

Beneath your feet right now is the bunker where the British government ran the Second World War.

Hyde Park & The Serpentine
~4 min

Hyde Park & The Serpentine

Hyde Park, London W2 2UH

parknaturehistory

Henry VIII seized this land from the monks of Westminster Abbey in 1536, turning it into a private hunting ground stocked with deer.

London Eye
~3 min

London Eye

Westminster Bridge Road, Westminster, London, SE1 7PB, United Kingdom

viewpointengineeringcontemporary-art

They built this thing to be temporary.

Piccadilly Circus
~2 min

Piccadilly Circus

London, United Kingdom

culturenightlifehistory

The statue everyone calls Eros isn't Eros.

St Paul's Cathedral
~3 min

St Paul's Cathedral

St Paul’s Churchyard, City of London, London, EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom

architecturefirepolitics

Look up at that dome.

The Shard
~3 min

The Shard

32 London Bridge St, London SE1 9SG

viewpointarchitecturecontemporary-art

Renzo Piano sketched the first concept for this building on the back of a napkin at a Berlin restaurant.

Tower Bridge
~3 min

Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge Rd, London SE1 2UP

bridgevictorianengineering

Everyone calls it London Bridge, and everyone is wrong.

Tower of London
~3 min

Tower of London

Tower of London, London EC3N 4AB

dark-historymedievalravens

So here's the thing about the ravens.

Trafalgar Square & Nelson's Column
~3 min

Trafalgar Square & Nelson's Column

Trafalgar Sq, City of Westminster, London, WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom

historymemorialarchitecture

Nelson stands 51.

Westminster Abbey
~3 min

Westminster Abbey

20 Deans Yard, London SW1P 3PA

dark-historymedievalquirky

This place has hosted every English and British coronation since William the Conqueror in ten sixty-six.

Explore iconic in London

GPS-guided narration at every landmark. Tap a spot on the map, hear the story. Every fact verified.