The spire of Saint Columba's Cathedral. Saint Columba (ColmCille) founded the city as a monastic settlement. In 1613, the London guilds were granted a charter to build a new city. The walls around the old city are what remain, making Derry the only walled city in Ireland with it's walls intact.
First Presbyterian Church and Blue Coat School.
The Blue Coat School has two Nobel prizewinners as alumni: John Hume for Peace and Seamus Heaney for Literature.
The canon stand ready to repulse the army of King James and save the city for King William.
Guild Hall and Guild Hall Place.
Brian Friel's play "Freedom of the City" is set in this building during the War Times.
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