Famous Landmarks in Europe

Edinburgh Castle stands on Castle Rock high above Edinburgh in Scotland.

The Giant's Causeway is a natural phenomenon in Northern Ireland. It consists of thousands of hexagonal basalt columns, the result of an underground volcanic eruption around 60 million years ago.

The Geirangerfjord is a 15 km long fjord in Sunnmøre in Møre og Romsdal county. It forms an arm of Storfjorden and is one of Norway's most visited tourist destinations. The two most famous waterfalls in the Geirangerfjord are Knivsflåforsarna, also known in Norwegian as "De syv søstrene" (The Seven Sisters), and "Friaren" (The Suitor).

Zermatt is a car-free resort in Switzerland overlooking the Matterhorn, one of the Alps' most famous mountains.

Delphi is both a modern and an ancient Greek city. Its great importance was derived from the famous oracle in the city's Temple of Apollo.

The Book of Kells is a richly illustrated Latin transcript of the Gospels. It is often cited as the masterpiece of Celtic manuscripts. The book can be seen in Trinity College's library in Dublin.

The Rialto Bridge is the oldest of three bridges over the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. The bridge is named after the area and the Rialto marketplace on the east side.

The Brandenburg Gate is a combined city gate and propylaea, which has become a symbol of Berlin.

Helsinki Cathedral is one of Helsinki's signature buildings. It is located in central Helsinki at Senate Square.

The Chain Bridge is a well-known suspension bridge over the Danube between Buda and Pest in present-day Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It was the first permanent bridge over the Danube.

Den lille havfrue (The Little Mermaid) is a Danish bronze sculpture by Edvard Eriksen at Langelinie in Copenhagen.

Oslo City Hall (Norwegian: Oslo rådhus) is in the picture. It is a municipal building in Oslo, the capital of Norway.

Hagia Sophia is a historic building in Istanbul that has served as both a Christian basilica and a Muslim mosque. The building became a museum in 1934, according to the decision of Turkish President Kemal Atatürk. Still, President Erdogan revoked the museum's status in 2020 and declared the building would be used as a mosque again.

The photo was taken in Ronda, a city in Spain divided by a 120-meter deep gorge (el Tajo) formed by the Guadalevín River. Three bridges cross the gorge: a Roman one built more than 2,000 years ago, a Moorish one called the Puente Arabe, and one begun in 1751 and only completed in 1793.

The Louvre in Paris is the largest national museum in France, the most visited museum in the world, and a historical monument. The museum's main entrance is the central courtyard, dominated by the Louvre glass pyramid, built in 1988.