Bosnia_and_Herzegovina - Old town of Sarajevo
Foto: Tower Bridge in London (bron: Ronald van der Veer)
England - Tower Bridge is one of the most important buildings in London. Construction began in 1886, and after eight years, Tower Bridge was completed. The opening was in 1894. Tower Bridge was designed by Sir Horace Jones (1819–1887), who was the city architect of London at the time. Tower Bridge has been used as a bridge for vehicles and pedestrians, which was true then and remains so today. Water traffic has priority over other traffic, so other traffic must yield to water traffic. Until 1976, the lifting mechanism was powered by steam. Now, the towers with pinnacles and the walkway form the lifting mechanism to raise the bridge deck when a large ship needs to pass. The busy shipping traffic has almost disappeared, and the bridge now only opens on occasions such as visits by navy ships or special events. They wanted Tower Bridge to look like an old bridge, not a modern one. To achieve this old look, they used neo-Gothic style and used no modern materials but stone and steel. The bridge was completed in 1894.
Stonehenge
England - Stonehenge is a megalithic monument from the Neolithic period, located near Amesbury in the English county of Wiltshire, about 13 kilometers northwest of Salisbury on the Salisbury Plains. The most recent dating places the construction of Stonehenge around ...
The Houses of Parliament
England - The Houses of Parliament, also known as the Palace of Westminster, house both the House of Lords (upper house) and the House of Commons (lower house). The most famous part of this grand neo-Gothic building is the clock tower, known as Big Ben. In the ...