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Looking up at the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral in London. This Anglican place of worship rests on Ludgate Hill, the highest point in the city. The present building - designed by Sir Christopher Wren - dates to the 17th century and is generally considered to be the fifth St. Paul's erected on the site.

A cast of Trajan's Column (cut in half, upper part seen in foreground) as displayed at the Cast Court in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The acquisition by museums of plaster casts of important monuments and works of art was especially popular in the mid-to-late 19th century, since few people could afford to travel to the Continent to view the originals. The V&A's collection is regarded as one of the finest remaining in the world.

The Houses of Parliament building in Westminster, London, with its famous Clock Tower. The nickname Big Ben is today frequently applied to the tower, the clock, and the bell, but originally it applied solely to the largest bell inside the tower. The clock holds the distinction of being the world's largest four-faced chiming clock.

The shoreline of the 13 km (8 mi) wide island of Tristan da Cunha is marked on most sides by steep cliffs, with lower beach areas on the southern and north-northwestern sides. The island is notable for its bird population and includes important breeding grounds for petrels, albatrosses, penguins, and shearwaters. Tristan da Cunha is a shield volcano, a volcanic structure with a low, broad profile and composed of silica-poor lavas (such as basalt). The upper surface of this low base appears dark green in this astronaut photograph of 6 February 2013. Steeper brown to tan colored slopes mark the central cone of the volcano at the island's center. The summit crater, Queen Mary's Peak, sits at an elevation of 2,060 m (6,760 ft) above sea level. While geologic evidence indicates that eruptions have occurred from the central crater, lavas have also erupted from flank vents along the sides of the volcano and from smaller cinder cones. The last known eruption of Tristan da Cunha took place in 1961-1962 and forced the evacuation of the only settlement on the island, Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, on the northern coastline (obscured by clouds in this image). The town is considered to be the most remote permanent settlement on Earth, with its nearest neighbor located 2,173 km (1,347 mi) to the northeast on the island of St. Helena. Image courtesy of NASA.

The Isles of Scilly, an archipelago of approximately 150 islands, are located some 45 km (28 mi) southwest of the westernmost point of England (Land's End). The islands are an erosional remnant of an ancient granite intrusion, and are notable because they have been inhabited for over 4,000 years. Only five of the islands are currently inhabited. Historical and geological evidence indicates that many of the islands were larger and/or connected in the recent past. Even today, it is possible to walk between certain islands during low tides. Image courtesy of NASA.

Close up of the base of the cast of Trajan's Column as displayed at the Cast Court in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

View through a circular cut opening (glass covered) down onto the crossing under the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral in London.

A view of the North Transept inside Edinburgh's Saint Giles Cathedral and the great North Window completed by Douglas Strachan, Scotland's most prolific stained glass artist of the 20th century. This window portrays nautical themes: Christ walking on water in the lower section and, in the upper section, Christ calming a tempest; it is one of the most dynamic artworks in the church exhibiting swirling shapes in the glass pieces, and a predominance of blues, greens, and purples in the color composition.

Grayish white over the deep blue Norwegian Sea, a thick cloud of smoke drifts north off the western coast of Norway in this image, taken on 7 May 2006, by NASA's Aqua satellite. The smoke is coming from hundreds of fires burning in western Russia, most of which are probably agricultural fires. By the time this image was taken, smoke had lingered over the Norwegian Sea for more than a week as the fires continued to burn. In this image, hazy skies extend from Denmark, lower right, west to Iceland, upper left. The densest of the smoke hangs over the Shetland Islands (lower center) and the Faroe Islands (left center). The northern shores of Great Britain are in the lower left corner of the image. Photo courtesy of NASA.

Gundeck on HMS Victory - Britain's most famous battleship - berthed at the historic dockyard in Portsmouth, England.

Some of York Minster's decorative roof finials show severe weathering, as well as areas where restoration has taken place.

A look down into Paternoster Square from the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral in London. The area is the location of the London Stock Exchange, as well as various investment banks.

Much of York's ancient walls still survive; they are punctuated by four main gatehouses (referred to as "bars"). Bootham Bar has some of the oldest surviving stonework - dating to the 11th century A.D. It was built almost exactly on the site of the northwestern gate of Eboracum, the Roman settlement that evolved into York. This view, taken from Exhibition Square, shows York Minster, the city's famous cathedral, in the background.

Butler's Wharf along the River Thames, London.

A street scene in Edinburgh. Scotland's capital offers a harmonious blend of historic and modern architecture.

A portion of the choir screen in York Minster shows carvings of many of England's early kings.

The ruined keep of the medieval Norman castle in York is referred to as Clifford's Tower.

A section of the Painted Hall and its famous trompe l'oeil decorations at the King William Court of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.

The Theatre Royal in York dates dates back to 1744; it sits on the site of the medieval St. Leonard's Hospital. Parts of the old hospital can still be seen in the archways and walls. Under the stage is a well that is believed to date back to the Roman era in York's history.

Anne Hathaway's Cottage, near Stratford-on-Avon, England, is a spacious 12-room house where Anne - Shakespeare's wife - was brought up.

The entrance to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland. The castle derives its name from the Celtic words "haly" and "ruid" (Holy Cross), it is the official residence of the monarch of the UK in Scotland.

Ruins of St. Mary's Abbey in the garden adjoining the Yorkshire Museum in York. The former Benedictine abbey was the richest in northern England; it was destroyed on orders of Henry VIII during the "Dissolution of the Monasteries" in the 16th century.

The entrance to the new St. Michael's Coventry Cathedral, England.

Spiral stairs in Kew Garden's Temperate House or Palm House, the largest Victorian glasshouse in the world. A walkway at a height of 9 m (30 ft) in the 19 m- (62 ft-) high nave allows visitors to look down upon the crowns of the palms. Kew Gardens is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The Merchant Adventurers' Hall was one of the most important buildings in medieval York. The majority of the structure was built in 1357; its Great Hall was where merchants gathered to conduct business and socialize, while its Undercroft served as a hospital and almshouse for the poor. The Merchant Adventurers today no longer conduct mercantile activities but are a charitable group. The Hall is the largest timber-framed building in the UK still standing and used for its original purpose.

HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's flagship from the Battle of Trafalgar, in drydock at the historic dockyards area of Portsmouth Harbor, England. She is the world's oldest naval ship still in commission and carries 104 guns.

St. William's College, adjacent to York Minster, serves as a convention and meeting center for the cathedral.

Layers showing the build up of York's defenses through the ages.

Celtic cross outside of St. Moluag's Church - Teampull Mholuaidh in Scots Gaelic - in the town of Eoropie on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of northern Scotland.

The Queen's House, Greenwich viewed from Observatory Hill. Shown are the original house (1635) and the wings linked by colonnades (1807). Beyond the House is the Old Royal Naval College, completed in 1712.

View from out the back of one of London's famous double-decker buses crossing Tower Bridge.

HMS Warrior docked in Portsmouth Harbor, England. The city's iconic Spinnaker Tower, opened in 2005, appears at the left. The tower's height is 170 m (560 ft); it has three viewing decks at 100-, 105-, and 110-meter levels.

This intriguing "globular cluster of stars" is actually the "constellation" of city lights surrounding London as recorded February 2003 from the International Space Station. The encircling "London Orbital" highway by-pass, the M25, is easiest to pick out south of the city. Even farther south are the lights of Gatwick airport and just inside the western (left hand) stretch of the Orbital is Heathrow. Image courtesy of NASA.

A remaining section of Hadrian's Wall, England. The wall was a fortification built by the Romans to mark their northern frontier, to prevent raids by Pictish tribes, and to collect customs. Begun in A.D. 122 and largely completed in six years, it was constructed of turf and stone with 80 small fortlets, one for each Roman mile. Eventually 14 to 17 full size forts were added.

A vista of London from the Golden Gallery, the highest point of the outer dome of St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Some 85 m (280 ft) above the city, this view requires a climb of 530 steps. The large structure on the right is the cathedral's west end clock tower.

Substantial portions of York's city walls have been preserved. Although the Romans first constructed walls around the city (which they called Eboracum), most of the current walls date to medieval (12th-14th century) times.

The main entrance to the Windsor & Eton Central Railway Station, opposite Windsor Castle in Berkshire, England.

Tower, spire, and part of the outer wall of the old St. Michael's Coventry Cathedral, England. Built in the late 14th and early 15th centuries, the church was bombed and almost obliterated during the Blitz in 1940. Today it stands next to the new cathedral and serves as a place of reflection and reconciliation.

The Clock Tower of the Houses of Parliament building in Westminster, London. The nickname Big Ben is today frequently applied to the tower, the clock, and the bell, but originally it applied solely to the largest bell inside the tower. The clock is recognized as the world's largest four-faced chiming clock.

Windsor Castle in Berkshire County is the largest inhabited castle in the world; dating to the 11th century, it is one of the principal official residences of the British monarch. In 1992, a fire destroyed part of the castle; restoration required five years. The castle is one of Britain's most popular attractions, but not all areas are open to the public.

The new glass Pavilion exhibition space of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) opened in 2004 behind Lowther Lodge, the society's main building. Beneath the Pavilion and to the foreground is the Foyle Reading Room and the RGS library, which are covered by a sunken lawn, but which receive illumination through the bush-shaded skylights.

William Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-on-Avon, England.

A capsule from the London Eye, the city's famous observation wheel.

St. Michael's Church in Bath, England.

A closer view of the front facade of York Minster, whose formal title is "The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St. Peter in York."

The Charing Cross Railroad Station in London. The Hungerford Bridge that leads to the station is flanked by two cable-stayed pedestrian bridges that share the railroad bridge's foundation piers and which are officially named the Golden Jubilee Bridges.

The impressive facades along Queen's Gate Terrace in London.

Saint Margaret's Chapel - built circa 1130 - is the oldest building in Edinburgh Castle and in all of Scotland's capital city. It was built by King David I as a private chapel for the royal family and dedicated to his mother, Margaret.

Dust from North Africa mingled with other aerosols in the skies over the United Kingdom (left of center) and Ireland (farther west) on 18 April 2003. In this scene, the dust is more prominent to the north over the Atlantic, where it can be seen as a tan swirl west of Norway. West of Ireland, the haze is grayer, and is more likely pollution. In the United Kingdom, a few bright plumes of white could be associated with fires. Photo courtesy of NASA.

Time, weather, and pollution have all taken their toll on the carvings decorating the exterior of York Minster. Sections of the cathedral continue to undergo restoration. Replacement stonework is fashioned in a special stoneyard next to the cathedral.

A view of Edinburgh as seen from its castle.

Flowers vying for attention in a window box outside the Roman Baths in Bath, England.

Red rhododendron blossoms at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, England.

Entrance gangway to HMS Victory, berthed at the historic dockyard in Portsmouth, England.

The tip of the distinctive 30 St Mary Axe Building (40 stories; commonly referred to as The Gherkin) as seen from the courtyard of The Tower of London fortress.

Wildflowers growing atop a wall in York.

Whitehall Court as seen from the River Thames, London. Although one contiguous building, it consists of two separate constructions. The left portion of the building is The Royal Horseguards hotel, while the remainder is residential.

Passing under Tower Bridge as seen through the observation window of a cruise ship.

The statue of Winston Churchill on the grounds of the Houses of Parliament building (Westminster Palace) in London.

The Bargate is a medieval gatehouse in the city center of Southampton, England. Constructed in Norman times as part of the Southampton town walls, it was the main gateway to the city. Southampton is the largest city in southeast England with a population of 275,000 and also a major port.

The nave of Winchester Cathedral in Hampshire, England. Construction began in 1079 and the church was consecrated in 1093; additions to the structure took place in subsequent centuries. Winchester Cathedral is one of the largest in Europe and has the greatest overall length (169 m) of any Gothic cathedral.

A sturdy Cotswolds house built of locally quarried, distinctive honey-colored limestone.

Heraldic flags flank the Preston Aisle inside Saint Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh.

Overlooking the city of Edinburgh, Scotland on the eve of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 2016. Photo courtesy of the US Army/ Spc. Joseph Agacinski.

Fireworks shoot off from the castle and diamonds are projected onto the castle walls as multinational musicians and performers play "Diamonds are Forever" in honor of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee year during a Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo on 2 August 2012. This military tattoo brings together musicians, dancers and bagpipers from around the world to perform in Europe’s most prestigious military tattoo and this year marks the first time since 1950 that a US Navy band has performed in the show. Photo courtesy of the US Navy/ Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Grieco.

The ornate, Gothic north entrance to Westminster Abbey, in London, England.

The Palm House at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, England is the largest Victorian glasshouse in the world. Kew Gardens is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Rhododendron blossoms and buds at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, England.

The opening performance of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo held at Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, 25 August 2017. This year performers from 50 countries have taken part in the Tattoo, including the US Navy Band. Photo courtesy of the US Navy/ U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro.

This medieval farm house at Jarlshof, Shetland dates to about A.D. 1300 and is based on the earlier Norse longhouse.

NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of "the troublesome trio" on Papua New Guinea's New Britain island when they erupted simultaneously on 9 August 2005. Langila, Ulawun, and Rabaul Volcanoes all spewed ash at the same time, though not all with the same results. The westernmost volcano, Langila, and the easternmost volcano, Rabaul, sent fairly faint plumes of ash into the air, both of which drifted toward the northwest. Ulawun, the most active volcano in this picture, spit out a dense stream of ash that flew straight south. The volcanoes' proximity to each other and propensity for acting up at the same time suggest that they could be affected by the same tectonic activity underground. Photo courtesy of NASA.

This satellite photo shows the Strait of Dover in Northwest Europe. Visible are the Republic of Ireland (top leftmost), the United Kingdom (top left), France (middle left), Belgium (middle), the Netherlands (top middle), Germany (right), Denmark (top right), Luxembourg (between France, Germany, and Belgium), Switzerland (bottom middle), Italy (bottom middle), and Austria (bottom right); the latter three all cloud covered. Image courtesy of NASA.

A bay near Scalloway, Shetland.

Bath Abbey stands nearby the Roman Baths in Bath, England.

A view of the Albert Memorial as seen from Kensington Gore.

A view towards the back of the Chapel at the Queen Mary Court of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, showing part of the balcony and organ.

A cove along the Shetland coast.

Shetland ponies, small but strong equines that are native to the islands.

The 1st Battalion Scots Guard Pipes and Drums, along with the Royal Highland Fusilers, 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland perform during the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo held at Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, 25 August 2017. This year performers from 50 countries have taken part in the Tattoo, including the US Navy Band. Photo courtesy of the US Navy/ Petty Officer 1st Class Dominique A. Pineiro.

The High Altar of Winchester Cathedral features an ornate 15th-century stone screen.

Typical treeless landscape of the Shetlands.

A village in Shetland near Scalloway.

The Standing Stones of Callanish, on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, date to between 2900 and 2600 B.C. Standing stone circles are found throughout the British Isles.

Information on a Pict wheel house at Jarlshof in Shetland.

Relaxing outside a restaurant in the town of Burford, the Cotswold hills district, England.

Shetland landscape.

Shops in the town of Burford, the Cotswolds district, England.

The surprisingly spacious dining quarters aboard HMS Victory were reserved for the officers.

Information on a medieval farm house at Jarlshof, Shetland that was repeatedly rebuilt.

A model of the baths and associated temple at Aquae Sulis showing the many buildings that made up the complex.

A view of the coastline of Shetland.

Walls of a Pict wheel house at Jarlshof in Shetland.

The suburbs of Lerwick, the capital of Shetland. Easily the largest settlement in Shetland - the town is a busy fishing and ferry port; it also services vessels for the offshore oil industry.

The sod roof on this Shetland house mirrors its grassy setting.

A hidden pool in the Secret Garden at Blenheim Palace.

Information on the Jarlshof settlement in Shetland. The site was occupied for 4,000 years by many peoples including Picts and Norsemen.

The National Museum of the Royal Navy in the historic dockyards area of Portsmouth Harbor, England.

Information on Norse settlement at Jarlshof, Shetland, which began about 850 and continued for several centuries.

Pink rhododendrons in the Secret Garden on the grounds of Blenheim Palace.

A storage area for casts at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Information on Scalloway, which was the capital of Shetland until1708.

A view of Scalloway, its harbor, and its castle remains (in the middle distance).

Homes in the suburbs of Lerwick, the capital of Shetland.

One of the buildings making up the Royal Observatory at Greenwich.

Inside Caernarfon Castle, Wales. The tradition of investing the heir to the throne of Britain with the title Prince of Wales was begun in 1301 when King Edward I invested Prince Edward with the title. Prince Charles was the last heir to be invested there in 1969.

Heraldic banners decorate the walls of Caernarfon Castle, Wales, constructed by King Edward I following the conquest of Gwynedd. Begun in 1283, it reached it current state in 1323, but was never entirely completed.

Westminster Cathedral in London is the mother church for Roman Catholic community in England and Wales. Opened in 1903, it is renowned for its highly distinctive Byzantine architecture.

The Shambles, formerly an open-air meat market in York, is now a popular tourist destination lined with picturesque shops.

A sunny afternoon in Bournton-on-the-Water, Cotswolds district, England.

The simple curving lines of the Mary Rose Museum contrast with the ornate carvings on the stern of HMS Victory in the historic dockyard area in Portsmouth, England. The Mary Rose was a 16th-century warship that sank abruptly in 1545 during an engagement with the French. She was salvaged in 1982 along with thousands of artifacts and today serves as the centerpiece of an eponymous nautical museum and maritime archeological center.

The statue of Boudica, Queen of the Celtic Iceni tribe, near Westminster Pier and the Houses of Parliament Clock Tower. Boudica led a fearsome - but ultimately unsuccessful - Celtic revolt against the Romans in A.D. 60 or 61.

The London Eye at dusk.

A view across some of the York Minster roofs.

Ruins in the Museum Gardens adjacent to the Yorkshire Museum in York.

Tower Bridge over the River Thames in London gets its name from the nearby Tower of London. Officially opened in 1894, it has become an iconic symbol of the city.

Typical Cotswolds hills cottage and dry stone walls.

Swaledale, a valley in Yorkshire, northern England.

View from HMS Victory onto Portsmouth Harbor. The ship in drydock is the M33, a World War I monitor (gunboat) dating to 1915.

Promenade along the River Ouse in York. Lendal Bridge appears in the background.

A photo of the English countryside near Avebury, in the English county of Wiltshire. The small town is the site of a Neolithic henge that is larger and older than Stonehenge, 32 km (20 mi) to the south.

The 11 m (36 ft)-high blown glass chandelier by Dale Chihuly in the rotunda at the main entrance to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

The London Eye, also known as the Millennium Wheel, is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe (135 m). The Eye carries 32 sealed and air-conditioned egg-shaped passenger capsules, each of which can hold 25 persons.

A closer view of the Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens, London.

View from a raised walkway down onto a fish pond in the Palm House at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, England.

Vaults of clouds climb above the fields by Overton Hill in Wiltshire, England. Numerous tumuli (burial mounds) dot the hill, which has been the focus of human activities for over 5,000 years.

Blenheim Palace in Oxforshire, built between 1705 and 1724, is one of the largest houses in England.

Street scene in Portsmouth, England.

Big Ben as seen through the gates of the Palace of Westminster, London.

A view of the towers on the western front of York Minster. Construction on this Gothic cathedral, one of the largest in northern Europe, began in 1220; it was not completed until 1472.

Old Bridge at Warwick Castle, Warwick, England, dates to the 11th century.

Gardens and pond at Windsor Castle in Berkshire, England.

An inviting cottage in the town of Bournton-on-the-Water, Cotswolds district, England.

A close up of one of the York Minster entrances highlighting some of the replacement carvings installed as part of the restoration effort.

Leeds General Infirmary, also known as the LGI, is a large teaching hospital based in the center of Leeds.

Carved blocks from the pediment of the Temple of Sulis Minerva (the patron deity of the baths at Aquae Sulis).

Hanging flower baskets in Bath, county Sommerset, England.

Llangollen, Wales, in the Dee Valley, is the site of the annual International Eisteddfod, a music festival in which singers and dancers from around the world participate.

One of the belvederes gracing the west end of Blenheim Palace as seen through some of the trees on the grounds of the estate.

The Royal Exchange in London. This - the third exchange building on the site - dates to 1844. The Royal Exchange no longer acts as a center of commerce, but is now a luxurious shopping center.

Eilean Donan Castle, near Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland was built in 1220 on a small island in Loch Duich as a defense against Danish invaders.

Horns, trumpets, bells - London, England.

The Round Tower at Windsor Castle in Berkshire, England.

The balcony in the Chapel at the Queen Mary Court of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.

One of two splendid fireplaces inside the Royal Palace in Edinburgh Castle.

The exquisitely carved ceiling of the Chapel at the Queen Mary Court of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.

A topiary lion stands guard in Parade Garden in Bath, England.

At the front entrance to Leeds Town Hall; in the background is Oxford Place Centre.

The other fine fireplace inside the Royal Palace in Edinburgh Castle.

An element from The Blues and Royals, in their distinctive blue rain capes, passing along a damp London street. The Blues and Royals are part of the Household Cavalry Regiment performing ceremonial duties on state and royal occasions as well as an armored reconnaissance unit taking part in active military operations around the world. As one of the senior regiments of the British Army, the lineage of The Blues and Royals includes The Royal Horse Guards (Blues) and The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) dating back to the Restoration Period of 1660-1661.

Wisteria-bedecked cottage in the town of Burford, the Cotswold hills district, England.

A walk through the Secret Garden on the grounds of Blenheim Palace.

Another view of the megaliths that compose Stonehenge.

The uniquely shaped London City Hall (on the left) is home to the Greater London Authority, which consists of the Mayor of London and a 25-member London Assembly.

The Cathedral of Saint Mary in Salisbury, consecrated in 1258, is an Anglican cathedral built in the Early English Gothic style. It has the tallest church spire in the UK, which required serious buttressing and contains no bell. The cathedral holds the oldest working clock in the world (built 1386) and one of the original surviving copies of the Magna Carta.

Close up of the Gothic exterior of Bath Abbey, Bath, England.

Cast of an elaborate Moorish entranceway at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

A variety of low-growing plants highlight a rock garden in the Secret Garden at Blenheim Palace.

Flower display in front of Leeds Town Hall; the Leeds Art Gallery is in the background.

Statue of Roman Emperor Constantine at the south transept of York Minster. This is near the spot where Constantine was proclaimed Augustus (i.e., co-emperor) in 306 A.D. by his troops. Following a six-year civil war, Constantine became sole emperor and allowed religious freedom throughout the empire. His Edict proved a turning point for the spread of the Christian Church.

Inside the Palm House at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, England.

Looking out onto the city of Edinburgh from the walls of its castle. The oldest parts of the castle date to the 12th century.

Many of the timber-framed buildings in York have been restored and converted to restaurants, shops, or boutiques.

A street scene in Bath, Somerset county, England.

A rear entrance to Lowther Lodge, the main building of the Royal Geographical Society in London.

Saint Giles Cathedral, The High Kirk of Edinburgh, Scotland. This view of the west front shows the Tower and the Crown. The latter is believed to date from the 15th century.

The spring at the Roman Baths at Aquae Sulis (today Bath) England.

Part of the Quadrangle of the Upper Ward at Windsor Castle in Berkshire, England.

A view of London at dusk.

One of the innovations on HMS Warrior was the employment of newly developed breech loading, rifled guns such as the Armstrong 110 pounder 7 inch (177 mm) gun. The gun was mounted on a pivot to allow a wide range of fire. Metal tracks in the deck allowed the wheels of the gun carriage to move easily.

Tower Bridge in London received its name from the nearby Tower of London.

Fan vaulting over the nave at Bath Abbey, Bath, England.

Built in the English Palladian style between 1737 and 1749, the Radcliffe Camera in Oxford, England houses the Radcliffe Science Library.

White rhododendron blossoms at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, England.

Laburnum trees in bloom around Chester Cathedral, England. The cathedral dates back to 1093 and has a free standing bell tower added in the 20th century. The church has been altered many times as attested to by examples of Norman, Early English Gothic, and Perpendicular Gothic styles of architecture. There may have been a Christian basilica on the site during the Roman era.

The former Leeds General Post Office building covers the northwest portion of Leeds City Square.

Dry stone walls line a road in the Lake District in northwest England. The lakes and mountains of this picturesque area were attracting tourists by the end of the 18th century and by 1951 the government formed the Lake District National Park to protect the area from becoming over developed. Its most famous inhabitant was the poet William Wordsworth.

HMS Warrior, a museum ship docked in Portsmouth Harbor, England. Completed in 1861, she was the first armor-plated, iron-hulled warship built for the British Royal Navy. In its day, Warrior was the largest, fastest, most heavily armed and armored warship in the world. She was powered by sail or steam-driven propeller, or both.

A section of the Scottish National War Memorial building located in Edinburgh Castle.

Much of the exterior of Eastwell Manor in Ashford, Kent, is draped with ivy.

Closely packed houses in the town of Burford, the Cotswold hills district, England.

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Bath Abbey (the Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul) is built in a cruciform pattern. Founded in the 7th century, it was rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries.

The Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens, London is situated directly to the north of the Royal Albert Hall. It was commissioned by Queen Victoria in memory of her beloved husband, Prince Albert. Built over a period of 10 years, it opened in 1872.