Chronicles & Crown Jewels: A Historic Exploration of London

The statue of Winston Churchill is a bronze sculpture of the former British prime minister, created by Ivor Roberts-Jones, standing 12 feet tall and made of bronze.

A national symbol, Big Ben is the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, weighing 13.5 long tons and featuring four quarter bells that chime on the quarter hours.

The Palace of Whitehall was once the largest and most complex palace in Europe, with over 1,500 rooms, before most of its structures were destroyed by fire in 1698.

A bronze equestrian statue of Charles I, cast in 1633, depicting the king on horseback without a helmet, holding a baton and reins.

A monument commemorating Queen Eleanor, this ornate Victorian Gothic cross rises 70 feet with an octagonal plan, surmounted by a spire and cross, and bears the arms of England, Castile, Leon, and Ponthieu.

A Corinthian column built from Dartmoor granite, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson's victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, with a statue of Nelson carved from Craigleith sandstone and bronze reliefs depicting four significant battles.

A national museum showcasing Western European art from the 13th to the 20th centuries, featuring over 2,300 paintings, including works by artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Vincent van Gogh.

A museum showcasing a collection of portraits of historically important and famous British people, featuring paintings, drawings, sculpture, and photographs, selected based on the significance of the sitter, not the artist.

A historic Neo-Palladian mansion, Burlington House was originally built in 1664 and later modified to reflect the Palladian style in the 18th century, now occupied by the Royal Academy and five learned societies.

A independent museum based in London, founded in 1768, promoting the creation, enjoyment, and appreciation of visual arts through exhibitions, education, and debate.

A 350-acre Royal Park in Westminster, London, established by Henry VIII in 1536 as a hunting ground and opened to the public in 1637.

A royal residence and administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom, Buckingham Palace is often at the center of state occasions and royal hospitality.

A monument to Queen Victoria, designed in 1901, featuring an elaborate scheme of iconographic sculpture and weighing 2,300 tonnes with a diameter of 32 meters.

A palace in London, St James's Palace has been a royal residence since the 16th century, serving as the principal residence of the monarch in London and the administrative centre of the monarchy.

A royal chapel, the Chapel Royal, has been in various locations, with the primary location since Queen Elizabeth II's reign being at St James's Palace. The chapel is used by the canons and singers and has been regularly used since 1702.

A 23-hectare Royal Park in central London, featuring a small lake, two islands, and a resident colony of pelicans.

Westminster Cathedral is renowned for its beautiful traditional liturgy and renowned choir, which has been performing since 1903 and has given many world premières of music written especially for it.

A national museum that houses a substantial collection of art from the United Kingdom since Tudor times, with a large holdings of J. M. W. Turner's works.

A museum of British art, originally founded as the National Gallery of British Art in 1897, and later separated from the National Gallery in 1954. It showcases the history of British art from 1500 to the present day.

Abbey church with a Purbeck marble interior, featuring a quadripartite roof vaulting and unusually long transepts designed for coronations. Its choir is placed east of the crossing.