Tuesday 29 July 2014

London and its landmarks dominate perceptions of the UK | London - ITV News

More on this story...: "London and its landmarks dominate overseas perceptions of the UK new research by the British Council has found.

When asked to name a UK place of interest more than a third (35%) of young adults in Brazil, China, Germany, India and the USA named London, making it by far the most common response.

This was followed by three London landmarks: Big Ben (7%), Buckingham Palace (5%) and the British Museum (5%). The only other city in the top ten was Cambridge, in seventh place (1%). In total, around two thirds named London or one of its landmarks"

The Queen's Guards passing Buckingham Palace on horse back during the Trooping of the Colour