Landmarks and notable buildings of Brighton and Hove

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The Brighton Marine Palace and Pier

The city of Brighton and Hove on the south coast of England, UK has a number notable buildings and landmarks.

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1 Extant
- 1.1 Buildings and structures
- 1.2 Parks and other open air attractions
2 Extinct
3 Proposed and/or planned
4 See also

[edit] Extant

[edit] Buildings and structures

The Brighton Centre, a concert venue and conference centre known for hosting conferences for many of the major political parties of the UK
Brighton Marina
Brighton Pier (also known as Palace Pier, and as Brighton Marine Palace and Pier)
Brighton railway station
The British Engineerium (see external site)
Churchill Square, the largest shopping centre in Brighton
The County Ground, home of Sussex County Cricket Club
Duke of York's Picture House, the oldest continuously operating cinema in Britain
The Grand Hotel
The Hanbury Arms incorporates as its ballroom a former mausoleum in an Indian architectural style, built for Edward Sassoon
Kemp Town (a Regency housing development)
The Pylons — a pair of three-sided stone pillars either side of the southbound A23 road marking the boundary point of Brighton, and carrying a message of welcome for new visitors, a welcome-back for returning visitors, and a welcome home for locals.

The Pylons originally straddled the entire A23 before it was upgraded and widened in the early 1990s; one was moved to allow for the change in the carriageways.

The Royal Pavilion
Stanmer House
St. Peter's Church
The West Pier
The Western Pavilion, self-made home of prolific local architect Amon Henry Wilds, son of Amon Wilds and sometime working partner of Charles Busby
White Lodge, The Cliff, Roedean; an atypically small house by Sir Edwin Lutyens, built for Victoria Sackville
Withdean Stadium, current home of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

[edit] Parks and other open air attractions

[edit] Extinct

The Royal Suspension Chain Pier

[edit] Proposed and/or planned

The i360
The New England Quarter

[edit] See also

Brighton and Hove, constituent towns of the city
The University of Sussex nearby — a radical 1960s campus design by Sir Basil Spence, some of which is listed.