A London underground sign is pictured below Big Ben, which is the world's largest four-faced chiming clock. Situated at the north end of the Palace of Westminster, the 151-year-old tower also happens to be the third tallest clock tower in the world and has been operational since 31 May 1859.
The Great Court of the British Museum is seen in London. Though the museum was established in the mid-18th century, it was only in 2001 that the Great Court came into being at the centre of the museum.
Beefeaters dressed in ceremonial uniform leave after a service at Westminster Abbey. The beefeaters are the guards at the Tower of London.
St Paul's Cathedral is seen at dusk beyond Fleet Street in central London. The 111-m high cathedral was built in the 17th century and is the fifth version of the cathedral on the same site. The dome is one of the highest in the world.
U.S. tourists Carla and Richard Bartel, from McDonald, Ohio, check a map on the Queen Victoria Monument near Buckingham Palace in central London
Tourists peer through the railings of Buckingham Palace in London. The official residence of the Monarch of Britain, the palace was gradually developed into what it is today during the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century.
Actors Dominic Rowan and Miranda Raison perform as Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn in Shakespeare's Henry VIII at the Globe Theatre in London. One of London's famous landmarks, the original building was constructed in 1599 only to be gutted in a fire in 1613. It was re-built in 1614 and closed in 1642. The present day version, a lookalike of the old one stands around 750 feet away from the site of the old Globe theatre.
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