Famous British Landmarks and Architecture

Key architectural landmarks: • Buckingham Palace — official residence of the monarch • Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament) — Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin • Big Ben — the Great Bell inside the Elizabeth Tower • St Paul's Cathedral — designed by Christopher Wren after the Great Fire of 1666 • Tower of London — fortress, prison, and home of the Crown Jewels • Edinburgh Castle — dominates the Edinburgh skyline • The Angel of the North — sculpture by Antony Gormley • The Eden Project — environmental complex in Cornwall