A haunting painting meant to capture the calamity of World War I.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

A mysterious suspended hand greets unsuspecting visitors at the Tower of London.

A legend says that if this elaborately decorated glass breaks, the good fortune of its owner's household will also disappear.

This haunting sculpture was created as a statement on the mechanized warfare of the First World War.

London's Victorian Tower of Babel.

Chelsea's soldiers were given strict orders when crossing this historic bridge.

A memorial for public executions that dates back to the 14th century.

Inside a London bookstore, a fireplace that once belonged to the illustrator responsible for a famous set of tarot cards.

This iconic high-rise residential block was one of the last to be built in the Brutalist style.

Where's a guy to go after a long, hard day at work?

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.

This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

This unassuming building produced some of the world's most famous bells.

Preserved behind glass, the ruins of a medieval building used to store human remains.

The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.

A discarded movie prop that was the original monolith for "2001: A Space Odyssey."

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.

The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.