BigBen:

　　BigBenisoneofLondon'sbest-knownlandmarks,andlooksmostspectacularatnightwhentheclockfacesareilluminated.Youevenknowwhenparliamentisinsession,becausealightshinesabovetheclockface.

　　Thefourdialsoftheclockare23feetsquare,theminutehandis14feetlongandthefiguresare2feethigh.Minutelyregulatedwithastackofcoinsplacedonthehugependulum,BigBenisanexcellenttimekeeper,whichhasrarelystopped.

　　BuckinghamPalace:

　　BuckinghamPalacehasservedastheofficialLondonresidenceofBritain'ssovereignssince1837.ItevolvedfromatownhousethatwasownedfromthebeginningoftheeighteenthcenturybytheDukesofBuckingham.

　　TodayitisTheQueen'sofficialresidence.AlthoughinuseforthemanyofficialeventsandreceptionsheldbyTheQueen,areasofBuckinghamPalaceareopenedtovisitorsonaregularbasis.

　　Stonehenge:

　　StonehengeissurelyBritain'sgreatestnationalicon,symbolizingmystery,powerandendurance.Itsoriginalpurposeisuncleartous,butsomehavespeculatedthatitwasatemplemadefortheworshipofancientearthdeities.Ithasbeencalledanastronomicalobservatoryformarkingsignificanteventsontheprehistoriccalendar.Othersclaimthatitwasasacredsitefortheburialofhigh-rankingcitizensfromthesocietiesoflongago.

　　TrafalgarSquare:

　　TrafalgarSquare,setincentralLondon,isoneofBritain'sgreattouristattractions.AvisittothecapitalwouldbeincompletewithoutgoingtomarvelatNelsonsColumnandthefourgiantlionsatitsbase,ortoadmirethelovelysplashingfountainsandtofeedthepigeons,whohavemadetheirhomehere.BuilttocommemorateAdmiralNelson,thesquarewasnamedaftertheSpanishCapeTrafalgarwherehislastbattlewaswon.