Houses of Parliament and Big Ben

So, something I was impressed by.  In pictures you can't really see how very ornate the Houses of Parliament really are -- seems to get lost in the photo.  Perhaps you just need to see them in person to really see the detail. 

Big Ben.  It's official name used to be the "The Clock Tower" but they renamed it the "Elizabeth Tower" in honor of Betsy's Diamond Jubilee (or maybe it was the Golden... whatever).  Anyway, Big Ben is the bell inside.  Still, pretty cool bell and clock tower.  I took a close-up one to hopefully show some of the detail. 

And here's one I think is kinda cool... got both towers and some other structure.