Big Ben
The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster is referred to by Londoners, and almost everyone else, as Big Ben, despite this name only referring to the clock’s great bell with its instantly recognisable chime. The tower itself was given the official name of ‘Elizabeth Tower’ in 2012, as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, before this the tower was known simply as Clock Tower.
Situated at the north end of the Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament) its image is often used to symbolise London and the United Kingdom. Designed by the architect Augustus Pugin, completed in 1858, and standing at 96 metres tall, it houses the largest 4-faced chiming clock in the world.
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Waterloo Bridge London
London panorama captured from Waterloo Bridge over the River Thames looking west along the South Bank towards Festival Pier, Hungerford Bridge, the London Eye, the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.
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Sunlit London Panorama
Panorama looking across Westminster towards the City of London, with the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, the BT Tower (Telecom Tower), the London Eye, Lambeth Palace, Shellmex House and over in the City, visible are Tower 42, the Gherkin and St Paul’s Cathedral. Zoom in to view the details and spot Nelson’s Column, the Oxo…
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Golden Mile
London Skyline Panorama This London skyline panorama is titled ‘Golden Mile’. Capturing it took a couple of evenings of standing around on top of a building. It had been a warm day in London and the heat of the city could still be felt as the sun set – it was great not to be…