ロンドン塔（ロンドンとう、英語: Tower of London）は、イギリスの首都ロンドンを流れるテムズ川岸、イースト・エンドに築かれた中世の城塞である。
正式には「女王（国王）陛下のロンドン塔の宮殿および要塞（Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London）」と呼ばれ、現在も儀礼的な武器などの保管庫、礼拝所などとして使用されている。ロンドンにおいては単に「塔（the Tower）」と称した場合はこの場所を指す。世界最大級のカット・ダイヤモンド「カリナン」はここで保管されている。
マンチェスター大学（The University of Manchester）は、イギリス、マンチェスターにある国立大学で、イングランドで最初の都市大学の一つである。2004年10月、一般にマンチェスター大学と呼ばれたマンチェスター・ビクトリア大学（Victoria University of Manchester）にマンチェスター工科大学（UMIST：University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology）が再統合され、現在のマンチェスター大学（The University of Manchester）が誕生した。ラッセル・グループ（イギリスの大規模研究型大学群）に加盟している。
20世紀の発明に数多く貢献し、現在までに25人もの卒業生、研究者、教授らがノーベル賞を受賞している、英国が誇る名門国立大学である。受賞者数はケンブリッジ大学、オックスフォード大学に次いで英国第3位である。4名の受賞者が現役で教鞭をとっており、その数は英国最多である。 世界初のコンピューターは、1948年にマンチェスター大学で生まれた。
全国就職誌レポート（2012年）によると、英国ベスト100優良企業がイギリスで最も採用ターゲットとする大学となっている。また、英国GTI media社が全国7000以上の高等学校の受験生（2010年～2013年）に実施したアンケートでは、イギリスで最も行きたい大学として、ケンブリッジ大学、オックスフォード大学に次いで英国第３位であった。
エレクトロニクスの分野で世界を牽引する働きをしており、特にウェアラブル端末やスマートテキスタイルズ等の新領域での研究が盛んである。また、これらを応用した産業界との提携も幅広く、多数の日本企業も含む多国籍企業との産業共同研究を推進している。
イギリス国立公文書館（いぎりすこくりつこうぶんしょかん、英語:The National Archives United Kingdom、TNA）は、イギリス政府の公文書類と1000年の歴史的価値のある資料を保存する独立機関である。イギリス政府の文書保管機関は、いくつかの機関に独立しておりイギリス政府のうち、スコットランドに関するものはスコットランド国立公文書館、北アイルランドに関するものは、北アイルランド国立公文書館に保管している。
以前は、資料保管オフィス（PRO:パブリック・レコード・オフィス）、政府情報資料保管オフィス、女王陛下の記録資料保管オフィスの3つの異なる組織であったが、イギリス国立公文書館として一つの機関になった。
Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery was founded in 1835 as the Museum of the Shropshire and North Wales Natural History and Antiquarian Society Society in Dogpole, Shrewsbury, England. In 1853 the collections were moved to Vaughan's Mansion on College Hill, which became known as the Shropshire and North Wales Museum. After 160 years and two subsequent homes the museum returned to Vaughan's Mansion and the Music Hall Complex after a major redevelopment of the site.
The Schackgalerie is a museum in Munich. It is one of the noted galleries in this city. The museum is under supervision of the Bavarian State Picture Collection.
Pollok House is the ancestral home of the Stirling Maxwell family, located in Pollok Country Park, Glasgow, Scotland.The house – built in 1752 and originally thought to be designed by William Adam, but who may only have been consulted on the design, was subsequently extended by Rowand Anderson in the early 20th century – was gifted to the City of Glasgow in 1966 by Dame Anne Maxwell Macdonald, whose family had owned the estate for almost 700 years. It is now managed by the National Trust for Scotland and is open to the public. The house was modernised internally in 1899 by Alexander Hunter Crawford.
Displayed within the Pollok House is a large, private collection of Spanish paintings, including works by El Greco, Francisco Goya and Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. There are also paintings by Rubens and William Blake as well as glass, silverware, porcelain and antique furniture. The house also features servants' quarters downstairs , which include two shops and a restaurant.
The house also has an extensive garden, boasting a collection of over 1,000 species of rhododendrons. The gardens behind the main house contain the Pollok Park Beech which is thought to be 250 years old. This tree has an unusual form with a swollen trunk girth at grade and girth at height) and a gnarled mass of branches. There is also a complex of offices, stables and a sawmill, part of which dates from the 18th century. The stone arch bridge leading to the house over the White Cart Water was constructed in 1757.The heraldic lions on the gate piers were carved by John Marshall to a design by Huw Lorimer in 1950.
The Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust is the Gloucestershire local partner in a conservation network of 46 Wildlife Trusts. The Wildlife Trusts are local charities with the specific aim of protecting the United Kingdom's natural heritage. The Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust is managed by a Board of Trustees elected from its membership who provide overall direction for the development of the Trust and there are Advisory Committees. The work of the trust is carried out through staff and volunteers.
The National Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Greenwich, London. It is part of Royal Museums Greenwich, a network of museums in the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site. Like other publicly funded national museums in the United Kingdom, it has no general admission charge; there are admission charges for most side-gallery temporary exhibitions, usually supplemented by many loaned works from other museums.
Killerton is an 18th-century house in Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon, England, which, with its hillside garden and estate, has been owned by the National Trust since 1944 and is open to the public. The National Trust displays the house as a comfortable home. On display in the house is a collection of 18th- to 20th-century costumes, originally known as the Paulise de Bush collection, shown in period rooms.
The estate covers some 2590 hectares . Included in the Estate is a steep wooded hillside with the remains of an Iron Age Hill fort on top of it, also known as Dolbury, which has also yielded evidence of Roman occupation, thought to be a possible fort or marching camp within the Hill fort.Killerton House itself and the Bear's Hut summerhouse in the grounds are Grade II* listed buildings. The gardens are Grade II* listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
The Goya Museum is an art museum located in Castres, France. It is named after the Spanish painter Francisco Goya and has the largest collection of Spanish paintings in France, with works by Goya, Zurbarán, Velázquez, Murillo, and Ribera. The museum was originally established in 1840 and has 28,000 visitors annually.
The museum is located in the old Bishop's Palace, which was built in 1675 and is based on the design of Jules Hardouin Mansart, who was an architect of the Palace of Versailles.
The gardens were designed by André Le Nôtre, who also worked at Versailles. In 1947, it became the only museum of Spanish paintings from the 14th/15th century onwards in France.
The Atkinson is a building on the east side of Lord Street extending round the corner into Eastbank Street, Southport, Sefton, Merseyside, England. The building is a combination of two former buildings, the original Atkinson Art Gallery and Library that opened in 1878, and the adjacent Manchester and Liverpool District Bank that was built in 1879. These were combined in 1923–24 and the interiors have been integrated. The original building is in Neoclassical style, and the former bank is in Renaissance style.
The art gallery and library has been integrated with the Southport Arts Centre and is now known as The Atkinson.
The two former buildings are each recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated Grade II listed buildings.
Aberdeen Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Aberdeen, Scotland.
The museum is situated on the historic Shiprow in the heart of the city, near the harbour. It makes use of a range of buildings including a former church and Provost Ross' House, one of the oldest domestic buildings in the city.
The museum tells the story of the city's long relationship with the North Sea. Collections cover shipbuilding, fast sailing ships, fishing and port history, and displays on the North Sea oil industry.
Collection highlights include ship plans and photographs from the major shipbuilders of Aberdeen including Hall, Russell & Company Ltd, Alexander Hall and Sons, Duthie and John Lewis & Co. Ltd and Walter Hood & Co.
Displays include ship and oil rig models, paintings, clipper ship and "North Boats" material, fishing, whalers and commercial trawlers, North Sea oil industry, and the marine environment.
The Ulster Hall is a concert hall and grade A listed building in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Situated on Bedford Street in Belfast city centre, the hall hosts concerts, classical recitals, craft fairs and political party conferences.
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland. It was established in 1783. As of 2017, it has more than 1,660 Fellows.The Society covers a broader selection of fields than the Royal Society of London including literature and history. Fellowship includes people from a wide range of disciplines – science & technology, arts, humanities, medicine, social science, business, and public service.
