Brighton Palace Pier and it's views of Brighton skyline

Brighton Palace Pier is the only pier in Brighton and one of the most famous symbols of the city. It is 525m long and was built in 1899. There used to be three piers in Brighton, but this one is the only still standing and it is Grade II-listed. Brighton Palace Pier is famous for its very busy gaming arcade with vending machines and slots in the middle of the pier and its amuseument park in the Southern end of the pier, with rollercoasters, merry-go-rounds etc. Everywhere you see families and couples, it was really busy even after the pandemic.

There are also great views of Brighton's skyline from the pier, with the beach in the front. There are just a few highrises in the city, and the tallest one is the 26-storey, 82m tall residential building Sussex Heights from 1968. The tallest structure is the British Airways i360 (or Brighton i360), a futuristic observation tower built in 2016. It is 162m tall and consist of a doughnut-shaped aerodynamic pod that takes visitors up and down a slender spire. It takest 50 minutes and is very expensive to visit. Visible on the skyline are also the dull 66m tall Chartwell House from 1971 and St Paul's Church.