Priceless sights of London

No true global traveler can go a lifetime without a trip to London. It has enough sights to fill an entire month of your time, never mind a few hours on a flying visit. London Nights can sort you out with a place to stay; all you need to do is remember to bring your eyes.

Here are a few icons that you can’t allow them to miss:

Westminster Abbey

This remarkable cathedral became the place where everybody wants to tie the knot yet again when it played host to the recent Royal Wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton. Unfortunately, that will never happen for most of us, but you can always pretend during a tour of the Abbey. It has always been one of the most photographed buildings in London (well, at least for the latter, camera-filled part of its 700-year-history) and will continue to draw visitors from every continent for hundreds of years to come.

The Houses of Parliament

London just wouldn’t be London without the Houses of Parliament. Sitting on the banks of the Thames between Parliament Square and the London Eye, the heart of British politics stands proud as one of the country’s most famous landmarks. The striking Clock Tower, better known as Big Ben, is undoubtedly the main reason for this. No matter when or from where you first see this elegant building, it will leave you picking your jaw back up off the floor.

Buckingham Palace

This is perhaps the most recognisable and elegant building in the whole of London. The Queen’s Royal Guard make for an impressive picture with the palace as the backdrop, especially during the Changing of the Guard. The Changing begins in St James’ Park, which is only a short distance away, and culminates at the palace where most of the tourists gather. You can’t freely take a stroll around inside, but you can do your best to spot Her Majesty the Queen in one of the 775 rooms of this quite amazing British landmark.

Trafalgar Square

London’s biggest public square sits at the opposite end of the Mall to Buckingham Palace. It is completely free to sit and watch the world go by under the watchful eye of Admiral Nelson, who stands atop a column by the same name. Nelson’s Column is flanked by four bronze lions, which have proved to be popular climbing frames amongst tourists looking for that clichéd but must-get photograph. The National Gallery, the most striking building on the square, has over seven centuries’ worth of European art on display and is, of course, free.

Tower Bridge

This bridge would look impressive on any populated river in the world. Its pure Britishness is exemplified by the fact that it has been red, white and blue since 1977 as a permanent marker for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee, having previously sported a shade of chocolate brown since its 1894 opening. Tourists often mistake Tower Bridge for London Bridge, which is actually the next (distinctly less impressive) bridge down the Thames. There is no doubt that you will be impressed with this one – it will be one of your enduring images of London.

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